tuivstuitsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: tui is a pronoun, tuits is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tui” is a pronoun and “tuits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,740
“tui” frequency rank
#6,603
“tuits” frequency rank
49343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tui tuits
Definition Genitivo de la segunda persona singular. Forma del plural de tuit.

Where the eye mixes tui and tuits

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

3 ch
tui
5 ch
tuits

Look-alike desk: tui vs tuits

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tui is /ˈtu.iː/ while tuits is [ˈt̪wit̪s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tui” sits inside “tuits”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tui is recorded at frequency rank #42,740, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈtu.iː/. tuits is at rank #6,603, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪wit̪s].

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 49343, this pair ranks #109,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tui vs tuits

Shared letters: itu. Private to "tui": -. Private to "tuits": s.

"tui" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "tuits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tuitstiuts · ttuits · tuist · tuitss · tuitts · tutis · utits

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tui" and "tuits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tui" is a pronoun and "tuits" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "tui" vs "tuits" - which ranks higher?
"tuits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,603 in our Spanish list, against #42,740 for "tui". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "tui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tuits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tui" and "tuits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tui vs tul". 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 #109,382 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