Tutsi
"tutsi" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Tutsi” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,230
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tutsi · Tutsi · English
Tutsi · rank #46,230 · 7 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,230
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH turtleneck
Nearest frequency peer: turtleneck (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Tutsi”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- tradesman
tradesman
53,776 corpus weight
- tulle
tulle
53,773 corpus weight
- turtleneck
turtleneck
53,772 corpus weight
- Tutsi
Tutsi
53,771 corpus weight
- Ulm
Ulm
53,766 corpus weight
- unconvinced
unconvinced
53,764 corpus weight
What this shows “Tutsi” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tutsi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #46,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Tutsi”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Tutsi, anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,230 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tutsi, with forms such as "ttusi", "ttutsi", and "tusti". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "tutu", "tutti", "tut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Rwanda-Rundi Umututsi. The correct English form is Tutsi, spelled T-U-T-S-I.
Definition
- 1A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi.
Etymology
From Rwanda-Rundi Umututsi.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ttusi
- ttutsi
- tusti
- tutis
- tutssi
- tuttsi
- uttsi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tutsi - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Tutsi"?
What does "Tutsi" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Tutsi"?
What is the origin of the word "Tutsi"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tutsi", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).