Which to use
“tour” and “tui” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,112
- “tour” frequency rank
- #38,658
- “tui” frequency rank
- 39770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tour | tui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. | A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. |
Where the eye mixes tour and tui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tour with tui
A purely visual mix-up. tour (/tɔː(ɹ)/) and tui (/ˈtʉi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tour is recorded at frequency rank #1,112, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɔː(ɹ)/. tui is at rank #38,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtʉi/.
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 39770, this pair ranks #273,666 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tour vs tui
Shared letters: tu. Private to "tour": or. Private to "tui": i.
"tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tour ← otur · toru · tourr · ttour · tuor
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tour" and "tui" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "tour" or "tui" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,666 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tour" and "tui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tuft vs tui". 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 #273,666 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.