toutvstusConfusable pair

Quick tell: tout is a adverb, tus is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tout” is an adverb and “tus” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,459
“tout” frequency rank
#230
“tus” frequency rank
47689
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tout tus
Definition Todo Se usa para llamar a los perros, generalmente repetida.

Where the eye mixes tout and tus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
tout
3 ch
tus

Look-alike desk: tout vs tus

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tout is /ˈtutː/ while tus is [t̪us]. 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 (adverb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tout is recorded at frequency rank #47,459, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈtutː/. tus is at rank #230, tagged as anintj, pronounced [t̪us].

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 47689, this pair ranks #118,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tout vs tus

Shared letters: tu. Private to "tout": o. Private to "tus": s.

"tout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "tus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • toutotut · totu · toutt · ttout · tuot

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tout" and "tus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tout" is an adverb and "tus" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tout" or "tus"?
"tus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #230 in our Spanish list, against #47,459 for "tout". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tout" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #118,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tout" and "tus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tout vs toys". 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 #118,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list