Which to use
“Tully” is a name and “tummy” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,640
- “Tully” frequency rank
- #16,608
- “tummy” frequency rank
- 43248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tully | tummy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | The stomach or belly. |
Where the eye mixes Tully and tummy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tully and tummy follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Tully with tummy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tully is /ˈtʌliː/ while tummy is /ˈtʌ.mi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tully is recorded at frequency rank #26,640, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈtʌliː/. tummy is at rank #16,608, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtʌ.mi/.
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 43248, this pair ranks #241,792 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tully vs tummy
Shared letters: tuy. Private to "Tully": l. Private to "tummy": m.
"Tully" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tummy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tully" and "tummy" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Tully" vs "tummy" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Tully" and "tummy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tully" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tummy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,792 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tully" and "tummy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tulle vs Tully". 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 #241,792 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.