Which to use
“turn” is a verb and “turvo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,985
- “turn” frequency rank
- #40,828
- “turvo” frequency rank
- 55813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turn | turvo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | embrulhar | toldado |
Letter map: turn vs turvo
Shared letters muted; letters that set turn and turvo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for turn / turvo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: turn is averb and turvoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turn is recorded at frequency rank #14,985, classified as averb. turvo is at rank #40,828, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtuɾ.vu/.
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 55813, this pair ranks #10,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of turn vs turvo
Shared letters: rtu. Private to "turn": n. Private to "turvo": ov.
"turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "turvo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "turn" for "turvo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "turn" vs "turvo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "turn" and "turvo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "turn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turvo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turn" and "turvo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tufo vs turvo". 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 #10,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.