# TUC vs tutu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### TUC
*name · frequency rank #43,436*
Initialism of Trades Union Congress, a federation of trade unions in England and Wales.

### tutu
*noun · IPA /ˈtutu/ · frequency rank #28,409*
A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuc-vs-tutu