Which to use
“turn” is a verb and “turnê” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,985
- “turn” frequency rank
- #5,799
- “turnê” frequency rank
- 20784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turn | turnê |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | embrulhar | passagem de cunho comercial e artístico por um circuito de localidades já estipuladas as quais são pontuadas por apresentação com data certa |
Letter map: turn vs turnê
Shared letters muted; letters that set turn and turnê apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. turn runs 4 letters (CVCC) against turnê's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: turn vs turnê
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: turn is averb and turnêanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “turn” sits inside “turnê”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turn is recorded at frequency rank #14,985, classified as averb. 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 20784, this pair ranks #49,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of turn vs turnê
Shared letters: nrtu. Private to "turn": -. Private to "turnê": ê.
"turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "turnê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- turn ← trun · tturn · tunr · turnn · turrn · utrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "turn" and "turnê" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "turn" vs "turnê" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "turn" vs "turnê" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "turn" 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 #49,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turn" and "turnê" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tufo vs turn". 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 #49,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.