TothvstutConfusable pair

Quick tell: Toth is a name, tut is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Toth” is a name and “tut” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,105
“Toth” frequency rank
#31,384
“tut” frequency rank
80489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Toth tut
Definition A surname from Hungarian. Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.

Letter map: Toth vs tut

Shared letters muted; letters that set Toth and tut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Toth
3 ch
tut

Grammar separator: Toth vs tut

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Toth is aname and tutanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Toth is recorded at frequency rank #49,105, classified as aname. tut is at rank #31,384, tagged as anintj, pronounced /tʌt/.

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 80489, this pair ranks #19,677 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Toth vs tut

Shared letters: t. Private to "Toth": ho. Private to "tut": u.

"Toth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "tut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tothotth · tothh · totth · ttoh · ttoth

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Toth" for "tut" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Toth" is a name and "tut" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary English text, does "Toth" or "tut" show up more?
"tut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,384 in our English list, against #49,105 for "Toth". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Toth" vs "tut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Toth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,677 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Toth" and "tut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toma vs Toth". 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 #19,677 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list