toutesvstteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“toutes” and “tte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#155
“toutes” frequency rank
#36,628
“tte” frequency rank
36783
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature toutes tte
Definition Féminin pluriel de tout. Toute.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set toutes and tte apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
toutes
3 ch
tte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. toutes and tte are pronounced identically (\tut\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

toutes is recorded at frequency rank #155, classified as anadj, pronounced \tut\. tte is at rank #36,628, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tut\.

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 36783, this pair ranks #267,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of toutes vs tte

Shared letters: et. Private to "toutes": osu. Private to "tte": -.

"toutes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "tte" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • toutesotutes · totues · touets · toutess · toutse · touttes · ttoutes · tuotes

Frequency comparison

toutes#155
tte#36,628

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "toutes" and "tte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\tut\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "toutes" or "tte"?
"toutes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #155 in our French list, against #36,628 for "tte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering toutes vs tte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “toutes” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list