Which to use
“tori” is a noun and “turn” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,838
- “tori” frequency rank
- #484
- “turn” frequency rank
- 23322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tori | turn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of torus | To make a non-linear physical movement. |
Letter map: tori vs turn
Shared letters muted; letters that set tori and turn apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: tori vs turn
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tori is anoun and turnaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tori is recorded at frequency rank #22,838, classified as anoun. turn is at rank #484, tagged as averb, pronounced /tɜːn/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23322, this pair ranks #410,169 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tori vs turn
Shared letters: rt. Private to "tori": io. Private to "turn": nu.
"tori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "tori" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,169 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tori" and "turn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tori vs Toth". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #410,169 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.