# tulle

> English word · Noun · IPA /tjuːl/ · frequency rank #46,228

## Definitions
1. A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French tulle, named after French Tulle (a town), named after Latin Tūtēla (a Roman deity), from Latin tūtēla (whence English tutelary), from Latin tueor (whence tutor, tutorial).

## Easily confused with
- **tune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulle-vs-tune)
- **Tulsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulle-vs-tulsa)
- **Tully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulle-vs-tully)
- **tulsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulle-vs-tulsi)
- **turtle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulle-vs-turtle)
- **tumble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulle-vs-tumble)
- **Tuttle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulle-vs-tuttle)
- **tussle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulle-vs-tussle)
- **Tue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tue-vs-tulle)
- **tell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tell-vs-tulle)
- **till** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/till-vs-tulle)
- **tall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tall-vs-tulle)
- **tube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tube-vs-tulle)
- **tale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tale-vs-tulle)
- **toll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toll-vs-tulle)
- **tile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tile-vs-tulle)
- **title** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-tulle)
- **table** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/table-vs-tulle)
- **tells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tells-vs-tulle)
- **tally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tally-vs-tulle)

## Common misspellings (5)
`tlule`, `ttulle`, `tule`, `tulel`, `utlle`

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