Which to use
“tutoie” and “tutoyer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,241
- “tutoie” frequency rank
- #39,588
- “tutoyer” frequency rank
- 83829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tutoie | tutoyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de tutoyer. | User des mots de tu et de toi en parlant à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes tutoie and tutoyer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tutoie with tutoyer
A purely visual mix-up. tutoie (\ty.twa\) and tutoyer (\ty.twa.je\) 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 83829, 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\. tutoyer is at rank #39,588, tagged as averb, pronounced \ty.twa.je\.
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 83829, this pair ranks #14,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tutoie vs tutoyer
Shared letters: eotu. Private to "tutoie": i. Private to "tutoyer": ry.
"tutoie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "tutoyer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tutoie" for "tutoyer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tutoie" vs "tutoyer" - which ranks higher?
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 "tutoyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tutoie" and "tutoyer" 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 #14,103 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.