Which to use
“turnos” and “turrón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,775
- “turnos” frequency rank
- #45,059
- “turrón” frequency rank
- 55834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turnos | turrón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de turno. | 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 turnos and turrón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. turnos and turrón follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: turnos vs turrón
A purely visual mix-up. turnos ([ˈt̪uɾnos]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turnos is recorded at frequency rank #10,775, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾnos]. 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 55834, this pair ranks #77,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of turnos vs turrón
Shared letters: nrtu. Private to "turnos": os. Private to "turrón": ó.
"turnos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "turrón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- turnos ← trunos · tturnos · tunros · turnnos · turnoss · turnso · turons · turrnos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "turnos" and "turrón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "turnos" or "turrón" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "turnos" and "turrón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "turnos" 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 #77,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turnos" 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 #77,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.