Which to use
“tus” is an adjective and “Tutsi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,544
- “tus” frequency rank
- #34,347
- “Tutsi” frequency rank
- 74891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tus | Tutsi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tu. | Membre du groupe ethnique des Tutsis. |
Where the eye mixes tus and Tutsi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tus runs 3 letters (CVC) against Tutsi's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tus vs Tutsi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tus is \ty\ while Tutsi is \tu.tsi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tus is recorded at frequency rank #40,544, classified as anadj, pronounced \ty\. Tutsi is at rank #34,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tu.tsi\.
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 74891, this pair ranks #35,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tus vs Tutsi
Shared letters: stu. Private to "tus": -. Private to "Tutsi": i.
"tus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Tutsi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tutsi ← ttusi · ttutsi · tusti · tutis · tutssi · tuttsi · uttsi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tus" for "Tutsi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tus" or "Tutsi"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tutsi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tus" and "Tutsi" 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 #35,710 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.