Which to use
“tou” and “tué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,579
- “tou” frequency rank
- #1,543
- “tué” frequency rank
- 19122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tou | tué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Serment. | Homme, ou garçon, décédé par fait de violence. |
Where the eye mixes tou and tué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tou vs tué
A purely visual mix-up. tou (\ˈtu:\) and tué (\tɥe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tou is recorded at frequency rank #17,579, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈtu:\. tué is at rank #1,543, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɥe\.
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 19122, this pair ranks #374,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tou vs tué
Shared letters: tu. Private to "tou": o. Private to "tué": é.
"tou" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "tué" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tou" and "tué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tou" and "tué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tou". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #374,885 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.