Which to use
“tout” is an adjective and “tuts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,186
- “tout” frequency rank
- #42,878
- “tuts” frequency rank
- 85064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tout | tuts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | all | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tut |
Letter map: tout vs tuts
Shared letters muted; letters that set tout and tuts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: tout vs tuts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tout is anadjective and tutsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tout is recorded at frequency rank #42,186, classified as anadj, pronounced [tu]. 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 85064, this pair ranks #114,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tout vs tuts
Shared letters: tu. Private to "tout": o. Private to "tuts": s.
"tout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tuts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tout" and "tuts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tout" or "tuts"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tout" and "tuts".
- Full dictionary entry for "tout" 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 #114,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tout" 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 #114,005 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.