tuevstutsConfusable pair

Which to use

“tue” and “tuts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,659
“tue” frequency rank
#42,878
“tuts” frequency rank
47537
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tue tuts
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tun 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tut

Letter map: tue vs tuts

Shared letters muted; letters that set tue and tuts apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
tue
4 ch
tuts

Pair insight - tue / tuts

tue and tuts are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tue is recorded at frequency rank #4,659, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtuːə]. 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 47537, this pair ranks #1,280,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tue vs tuts

Shared letters: tu. Private to "tue": e. Private to "tuts": s.

"tue" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "tuts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tutsttus · ttuts · tutss · tutts · utts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tue" and "tuts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "tue" vs "tuts" - which ranks higher?
"tue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,659 in our German list, against #42,878 for "tuts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tue" and "tuts".

  • Full dictionary entry for "tue" 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 #1,280,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tue" 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 #1,280,829 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