Which to use
“tutoie” is a verb and “tutos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,241
- “tutoie” frequency rank
- #25,846
- “tutos” frequency rank
- 70087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tutoie | tutos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de tutoyer. | Pluriel de tuto. |
Where the eye mixes tutoie and tutos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tutoie runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against tutos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tutoie vs tutos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tutoie is \ty.twa\ while tutos is \ty.to\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tutoie is recorded at frequency rank #44,241, classified as averb, pronounced \ty.twa\. tutos is at rank #25,846, 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 70087, this pair ranks #52,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tutoie vs tutos
Shared letters: otu. Private to "tutoie": ei. Private to "tutos": s.
"tutoie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "tutos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tutoie" and "tutos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tutoie" or "tutos"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tutoie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tutos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tutoie" and "tutos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tatie vs tutoie". 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 #52,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.