Which to use
“tuer” is a verb and “tués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,426
- “tuer” frequency rank
- #3,809
- “tués” frequency rank
- 5235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tuer | tués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ôter la vie d’une manière violente ; ne se dit pas quand il s’agit d'une euthanasie, ni à la forme pronominale dans le cas d’une mort accidentelle par noyade, étouffement ou empoisonnement : on emploie alors se noyer, s’étouffer, s’empoisonner. | Masculin pluriel de tué. |
Same sound, different letters: tuer vs tués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - tuer and tués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tuer and tués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɥe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tuer is recorded at frequency rank #1,426, classified as averb, pronounced \tɥe\. tués is at rank #3,809, tagged as anadj, 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 5235, this pair ranks #429,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tuer vs tués
Shared letters: tu. Private to "tuer": er. Private to "tués": sé.
"tuer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tués" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tuer ← teur · ttuer · tuerr · ture · uter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tuer" and "tués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tuer" or "tués" show up more?
What to do next
"tuer" and "tués" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "tuer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tuer" and "tués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tués vs turf". 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 #429,572 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.