# tour vs turf

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tour
*noun · IPA /tɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,112*
A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.

### turf
*noun · IPA /tɝf/ · frequency rank #10,302*
A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-turf