Which to use
“Tu” is a name and “turn” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,301
- “Tu” frequency rank
- #484
- “turn” frequency rank
- 10785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tu | turn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Chinese. | To make a non-linear physical movement. |
Letter map: Tu vs turn
Shared letters muted; letters that set Tu and turn apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Tu and turn
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Tu is aname and turnaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Tu” sits inside “turn”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tu is recorded at frequency rank #10,301, classified as aname. 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 10785, this pair ranks #490,538 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tu vs turn
Shared letters: tu. Private to "Tu": -. Private to "turn": nr.
"Tu" · 2 letters · shape CV · "turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- turn ← trun · tturn · tunr · turnn · turrn · utrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tu" for "turn" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Tu" vs "turn" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Tu" vs "turn" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tu" 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 #490,538 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tu" and "turn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tu vs tuft". 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 #490,538 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.