Which to use
“torre” and “tour” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,582
- “torre” frequency rank
- #4,385
- “tour” frequency rank
- 6967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | torre | tour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Edificio alto y relativamente estrecho. | Viaje de un artista, o por extensión de un turista, recorriendo varias plazas antes de retornar a su punto de partida |
Where the eye mixes torre and tour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between torre and tour
A purely visual mix-up. torre ([ˈt̪ore]) and tour ([ˈt̪uɾ]) 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 6967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
torre is recorded at frequency rank #2,582, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ore]. tour is at rank #4,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾ].
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 6967, this pair ranks #309,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of torre vs tour
Shared letters: ort. Private to "torre": e. Private to "tour": u.
"torre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "torre" for "tour" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "torre" or "tour" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "torre" and "tour" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "torre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "torre" and "tour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tour vs toys". 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 #309,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.