tournéevsturnêWhat's the difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tournée and turnê apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
tournée
5 ch
turnê

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

tournée#38,519
turnê#5,799

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tournée" and "turnê" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "tournée" or "turnê"?
"turnê" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,799 in our Portuguese list, against #38,519 for "tournée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tournée vs turnê

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tournée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list