tesvstutsConfusable pair

Quick tell: tes is a noun, tuts is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

3 ch
tes
4 ch
tuts

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?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tes" is a noun and "tuts" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "tes" vs "tuts" - which ranks higher?
"tuts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,878 in our German list, against #44,969 for "tes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list