Which to use
“tour” and “turn” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,385
- “tour” frequency rank
- #33,885
- “turn” frequency rank
- 38270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tour | turn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Viaje de un artista, o por extensión de un turista, recorriendo varias plazas antes de retornar a su punto de partida | En el póquer, cuarta carta que se coloca boca arriba después del flop. |
Where the eye mixes tour and turn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tour vs turn
A purely visual mix-up. tour ([ˈt̪uɾ]) and turn ([ˈt̪uɾn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38270, 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]. turn is at rank #33,885, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾn].
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 38270, this pair ranks #170,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tour vs turn
Shared letters: rtu. Private to "tour": o. Private to "turn": n.
"tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tour" and "turn" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tour" or "turn" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "turn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tour" and "turn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tul vs turn". 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 #170,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.