Which to use
“turba” and “turnê” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,205
- “turba” frequency rank
- #5,799
- “turnê” frequency rank
- 49004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turba | turnê |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grande massa de gente | passagem de cunho comercial e artístico por um circuito de localidades já estipuladas as quais são pontuadas por apresentação com data certa |
Letter map: turba vs turnê
Shared letters muted; letters that set turba and turnê apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: turba and turnê
turba 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turba is recorded at frequency rank #43,205, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtuɾ.bɐ/. 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 49004, this pair ranks #16,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of turba vs turnê
Shared letters: rtu. Private to "turba": ab. Private to "turnê": nê.
"turba" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "turnê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- turba ← truba · tturba · tubra · turab · turbba · turrba · utrba
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "turba" and "turnê" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "turba" or "turnê"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "turba" and "turnê".
- Full dictionary entry for "turba" 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 #16,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turba" and "turnê" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tuna vs turba". 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 #16,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.