Which to use
“turn” and “turrón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,885
- “turn” frequency rank
- #45,059
- “turrón” frequency rank
- 78944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turn | turrón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En el póquer, cuarta carta que se coloca boca arriba después del flop. | Masa dulce obtenida por cocción de miel, azúcares y clara de huevo, incorporando almendra pelada y tostada, y posteriormente amasada, a la que tradicionalmente se le da forma de tableta rectangular o torta. Originaria de la repostería tradicional de Jijona, en Alicante, España. |
Where the eye mixes turn and turrón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. turn runs 4 letters (CVCC) against turrón's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between turn and turrón
A purely visual mix-up. turn ([ˈt̪uɾn]) and turrón ([t̪uˈrõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78944, 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]. turrón is at rank #45,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪uˈrõn].
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 78944, this pair ranks #13,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of turn vs turrón
Shared letters: nrtu. Private to "turn": -. Private to "turrón": ó.
"turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "turrón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- turn ← trun · tturn · tunr · turnn · turrn · utrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "turn" for "turrón" ever safe?
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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 "turn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turrón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turn" and "turrón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tarros vs turrón". 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 #13,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.