Which to use
“tour” and “true” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,385
- “tour” frequency rank
- #13,807
- “true” frequency rank
- 18192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tour | true |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Viaje de un artista, o por extensión de un turista, recorriendo varias plazas antes de retornar a su punto de partida | Miembro de la subcultura metalera caracterizada por su gusto musical purista. |
Where the eye mixes tour and true
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tour vs true
A purely visual mix-up. tour ([ˈt̪uɾ]) and true ([ˈt̪ɾwe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tour is recorded at frequency rank #4,385, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾ]. true is at rank #13,807, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾwe].
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 18192, this pair ranks #268,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tour vs true
Shared letters: rtu. Private to "tour": o. Private to "true": e.
"tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "true" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tour" for "true" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tour" or "true"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tour" and "true" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "true" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tour" and "true" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs true". 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 #268,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.