Which to use
“tuées” and “tus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,927
- “tuées” frequency rank
- #40,544
- “tus” frequency rank
- 54471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tuées | tus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de tué. | Masculin pluriel de tu. |
Where the eye mixes tuées and tus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tuées runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against tus's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tuées with tus
A purely visual mix-up. tuées (\tɥe\) and tus (\ty\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tuées is recorded at frequency rank #13,927, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɥe\. tus is at rank #40,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced \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 54471, this pair ranks #133,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tuées vs tus
Shared letters: stu. Private to "tuées": eé. Private to "tus": -.
"tuées" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "tus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tuées" and "tus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tuées" vs "tus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tuées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tuées" and "tus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #133,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.