Which to use
“tournée” and “turnê” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,519
- “tournée” frequency rank
- #5,799
- “turnê” frequency rank
- 44318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tournée | turnê |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ver turnê | passagem de cunho comercial e artístico por um circuito de localidades já estipuladas as quais são pontuadas por apresentação com data certa |
Letter map: tournée vs turnê
Shared letters muted; letters that set tournée and turnê apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tournée runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against turnê's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: tournée and turnê
tournée and turnê are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tournée is recorded at frequency rank #38,519, classified as anoun, pronounced /tuɾ.ˈne/. turnê is at rank #5,799, tagged as anoun.
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 44318, this pair ranks #21,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tournée vs turnê
Shared letters: nrtu. Private to "tournée": eoé. Private to "turnê": ê.
"tournée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "turnê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tournée" and "turnê" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tournée" vs "turnê" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "tournée" and "turnê". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tournée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turnê" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tournée" and "turnê" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tuna vs turnê". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.