Which to use
“tes” is a noun and “tuts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,969
- “tes” frequency rank
- #42,878
- “tuts” frequency rank
- 87847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tes | tuts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs te | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tut |
Letter map: tes vs tuts
Shared letters muted; letters that set tes and tuts apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tes runs 3 letters (CVC) against tuts's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: tes vs tuts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tes is anoun and tutsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tes is recorded at frequency rank #44,969, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɛs]. tuts is at rank #42,878, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 87847, this pair ranks #75,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tes vs tuts
Shared letters: st. Private to "tes": e. Private to "tuts": u.
"tes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tuts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tuts ← ttus · ttuts · tutss · tutts · utts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tes" and "tuts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tes" vs "tuts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tes" vs "tuts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tuts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tes" and "tuts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tes vs trees". 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 #75,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.