Which to use
“tueur” and “tumeurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,251
- “tueur” frequency rank
- #16,502
- “tumeurs” frequency rank
- 22753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tueur | tumeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui tue, commet un meurtre. | Pluriel de tumeur. |
Where the eye mixes tueur and tumeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tueur runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against tumeurs's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tueur with tumeurs
A purely visual mix-up. tueur (\tɥœʁ\) and tumeurs (\ty.mœʁ\) 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 22753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tueur is recorded at frequency rank #6,251, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɥœʁ\. tumeurs is at rank #16,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ty.mœʁ\.
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 22753, this pair ranks #356,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tueur vs tumeurs
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "tueur": -. Private to "tumeurs": ms.
"tueur" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "tumeurs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tueur" for "tumeurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tueur" or "tumeurs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tueur" and "tumeurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tueur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tumeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tueur" and "tumeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teneurs vs tumeurs". 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 #356,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.