Which to use
“tut” and “tuts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #560
- “tut” frequency rank
- #42,878
- “tuts” frequency rank
- 43438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tut | tuts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tun | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tut |
Letter map: tut vs tuts
Shared letters muted; letters that set tut and tuts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tut vs tuts
tut 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 extra letter(s) - “tut” sits inside “tuts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tut is recorded at frequency rank #560, classified as averb, pronounced [tuːt]. 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 43438, this pair ranks #1,418,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tut vs tuts
Shared letters: tu. Private to "tut": -. Private to "tuts": s.
"tut" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tuts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tuts ← ttus · ttuts · tutss · tutts · utts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tut" and "tuts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tut" or "tuts"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "tut" 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 #1,418,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tut" 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 #1,418,105 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.