Which to use
“chut” is an intj and “chute” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,739
- “chut” frequency rank
- #1,904
- “chute” frequency rank
- 14643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chut | chute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interjection dont on se sert pour avertir ou ordonner de faire silence. | Fait de choir, de tomber ou de se détacher d’un tout ; le mouvement ou l’action correspondante. |
Same sound, different letters: chut vs chute
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. chut runs 4 letters (CCVC) against chute's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - chut and chute
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chut and chute carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃyt\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anintj, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “chut” sits inside “chute”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chut is recorded at frequency rank #12,739, classified as anintj, pronounced \ʃyt\. chute is at rank #1,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃyt\.
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 14643, this pair ranks #395,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chut vs chute
Shared letters: chtu. Private to "chut": -. Private to "chute": e.
"chut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chut" for "chute" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "chut" or "chute" show up more?
Useful next steps
"chut" and "chute" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "chut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chut" and "chute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chah vs chut". 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 #395,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.