Which to use
“chut” is an intj and “chutent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,739
- “chut” frequency rank
- #39,210
- “chutent” frequency rank
- 51949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chut | chutent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interjection dont on se sert pour avertir ou ordonner de faire silence. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chuter. |
Same sound, different letters: chut vs chutent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. chut runs 4 letters (CCVC) against chutent's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - chut / chutent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chut and chutent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃyt\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anintj, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 extra letter(s) - “chut” sits inside “chutent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51949, 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\. chutent is at rank #39,210, tagged as averb, 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 51949, this pair ranks #151,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chut vs chutent
Shared letters: chtu. Private to "chut": -. Private to "chutent": en.
"chut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chutent" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chut" for "chutent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "chut" or "chutent" show up more?
What to do next
"chut" and "chutent" 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 "chutent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chut" and "chutent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chient vs chutent". 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 #151,254 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.