Which to use
“tut” is an intj and “tutti” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,384
- “tut” frequency rank
- #43,979
- “tutti” frequency rank
- 75363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tut | tutti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tut tut; an expression of disapproval. | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
Letter map: tut vs tutti
Shared letters muted; letters that set tut and tutti apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tut runs 3 letters (CVC) against tutti's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for tut / tutti
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tut is anintj and tuttianadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tut” sits inside “tutti”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tut is recorded at frequency rank #31,384, classified as anintj, pronounced /tʌt/. tutti is at rank #43,979, tagged as anadv.
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 75363, this pair ranks #33,353 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tut vs tutti
Shared letters: tu. Private to "tut": -. Private to "tutti": i.
"tut" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tutti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tutti ← ttuti · ttutti · tuti · tutit · uttti
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tut" and "tutti" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tut" vs "tutti" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tut" and "tutti".
- Full dictionary entry for "tut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tutti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,353 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tut" and "tutti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tuft vs tutti". 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 #33,353 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.