Which to use
“thin” is an adjective and “turn” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,948
- “thin” frequency rank
- #14,985
- “turn” frequency rank
- 49933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thin | turn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | delgado | embrulhar |
Letter map: thin vs turn
Shared letters muted; letters that set thin and turn apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for thin / turn
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thin is anadjective and turnaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thin is recorded at frequency rank #34,948, classified as anadj, pronounced /'θɪn/. turn is at rank #14,985, tagged as averb.
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 49933, this pair ranks #15,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thin vs turn
Shared letters: nt. Private to "thin": hi. Private to "turn": ru.
"thin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thin" and "turn" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "thin" or "turn" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "thin" and "turn". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "thin" 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 #15,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thin" and "turn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thin vs til". 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 #15,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.