tuenvstutsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,318
“tuen” frequency rank
#42,878
“tuts” frequency rank
75196
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tuen tuts
Definition 1. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tun 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tut

Letter map: tuen vs tuts

Shared letters muted; letters that set tuen and tuts apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tuen (CVVC) and tuts (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
tuen
4 ch
tuts

Pair insight - tuen / tuts

tuen 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tuen is recorded at frequency rank #32,318, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtuːən]. 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 75196, this pair ranks #314,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tuen vs tuts

Shared letters: tu. Private to "tuen": en. Private to "tuts": s.

"tuen" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "tuts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tuen ← teun · ttuen · tuenn · tune · uten
  • tuts ← ttus · ttuts · tutss · tutts · utts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tuen" for "tuts" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "tuen" vs "tuts" - which ranks higher?
"tuen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,318 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "tuen" 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 #314,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tuen" 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 #314,029 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