Which to use
“totes” is an adjective and “tuts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,196
- “totes” frequency rank
- #42,878
- “tuts” frequency rank
- 69074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | totes | tuts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tut |
Letter map: totes vs tuts
Shared letters muted; letters that set totes and tuts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: totes vs tuts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: totes is anadjective and tutsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
totes is recorded at frequency rank #26,196, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtoːtəs]. 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 69074, this pair ranks #487,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of totes vs tuts
Shared letters: st. Private to "totes": eo. Private to "tuts": u.
"totes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tuts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "totes" 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 #487,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "totes" and "tuts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tuts". 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 #487,858 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.