Which to use
“trou” and “tutu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,396
- “trou” frequency rank
- #36,195
- “tutu” frequency rank
- 38591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trou | tutu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ouverture au travers d’un corps ou qui y pénètre à une certaine profondeur. | Cul, derrière, fesses. |
Where the eye mixes trou and tutu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between trou and tutu
A purely visual mix-up. trou (\tʁu\) and tutu (\ty.ty\) 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 38591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trou is recorded at frequency rank #2,396, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁu\. tutu is at rank #36,195, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ty.ty\.
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 38591, this pair ranks #254,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trou vs tutu
Shared letters: tu. Private to "trou": or. Private to "tutu": -.
"trou" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "tutu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trou" and "tutu" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "trou" vs "tutu" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "trou" and "tutu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tutu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trou" and "tutu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "turf vs tutu". 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 #254,210 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.