# tumour vs tutor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tumour
*noun · frequency rank #17,510*
Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.

### tutor
*noun · IPA /ˈtutɚ/ · frequency rank #11,817*
One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

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