Which to use
“turc” and “tus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,936
- “turc” frequency rank
- #40,544
- “tus” frequency rank
- 46480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turc | tus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux Turcs, à la Turquie. | Masculin pluriel de tu. |
Where the eye mixes turc and tus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. turc runs 4 letters (CVCC) against tus's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: turc vs tus
A purely visual mix-up. turc (\tyʁk\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turc is recorded at frequency rank #5,936, classified as anadj, pronounced \tyʁk\. 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 46480, this pair ranks #194,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of turc vs tus
Shared letters: tu. Private to "turc": cr. Private to "tus": s.
"turc" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- turc ← tturc · tucr · turcc · turrc · utrc
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "turc" for "tus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "turc" vs "tus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "turc" 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 #194,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turc" and "tus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tus". 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 #194,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.