Which to use
“till” is a preposition and “tul” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,115
- “till” frequency rank
- #47,471
- “tul” frequency rank
- 95586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | till | tul |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hasta, hasta que, hasta la, hasta el. | Tejido delgado y transparente que permite pasar la luz. |
Where the eye mixes till and tul
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. till runs 4 letters (CVCC) against tul's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between till and tul
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: till is /tɪl/ while tul is [ˈt̪ul]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
till is recorded at frequency rank #48,115, classified as aprep, pronounced /tɪl/. tul is at rank #47,471, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ul].
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 95586, this pair ranks #513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of till vs tul
Shared letters: lt. Private to "till": i. Private to "tul": u.
"till" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tul" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- till ← itll · tlil · ttill
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "till" and "tul" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "till" or "tul"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "till" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tul" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "till" and "tul" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs till". 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 #513 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.