Which to use
“turf” and “tuto” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,415
- “turf” frequency rank
- #15,056
- “tuto” frequency rank
- 64471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turf | tuto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu où se font les courses de chevaux. | Tutoriel. |
Where the eye mixes turf and tuto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. turf (CVCC) and tuto (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: turf vs tuto
A purely visual mix-up. turf (\tyʁf\) and tuto (\ty.to\) 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 64471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turf is recorded at frequency rank #49,415, classified as anoun, pronounced \tyʁf\. tuto is at rank #15,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ty.to\.
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 64471, this pair ranks #76,930 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of turf vs tuto
Shared letters: tu. Private to "turf": fr. Private to "tuto": o.
"turf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tuto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "turf" and "tuto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "turf" or "tuto"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "turf" and "tuto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "turf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tuto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,930 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turf" and "tuto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif 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 #76,930 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.