turnvsturnosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“turn” and “turnos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,885
“turn” frequency rank
#10,775
“turnos” frequency rank
44660
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature turn turnos
Definition En el póquer, cuarta carta que se coloca boca arriba después del flop. Forma del plural de turno.

Where the eye mixes turn and turnos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
turn
6 ch
turnos

Why the eye confuses turn with turnos

A purely visual mix-up. turn ([ˈt̪uɾn]) and turnos ([ˈt̪uɾnos]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “turn” sits inside “turnos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

turn is recorded at frequency rank #33,885, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾn]. turnos is at rank #10,775, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾnos].

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 44660, this pair ranks #135,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of turn vs turnos

Shared letters: nrtu. Private to "turn": -. Private to "turnos": os.

"turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "turnos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • turntrun · tturn · tunr · turnn · turrn · utrn
  • turnostrunos · tturnos · tunros · turnnos · turnoss · turnso · turons · turrnos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "turn" and "turnos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪uɾn] versus [ˈt̪uɾnos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "turn" or "turnos"?
"turnos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,775 in our Spanish list, against #33,885 for "turn". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "turn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "turnos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "turn" and "turnos" 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 #135,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list