Which to use
“Tutsi” is a noun and “Tutsis” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,347
- “Tutsi” frequency rank
- #44,242
- “Tutsis” frequency rank
- 78589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tutsi | Tutsis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Membre du groupe ethnique des Tutsis. | Deuxième groupe de population au Rwanda et au Burundi. |
Same sound, different letters: Tutsi vs Tutsis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Tutsi and Tutsis
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Tutsi and Tutsis carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tu.tsi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Tutsi” sits inside “Tutsis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tutsi is recorded at frequency rank #34,347, classified as anoun, pronounced \tu.tsi\. Tutsis is at rank #44,242, tagged as aname, pronounced \tut.si\.
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 78589, this pair ranks #25,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Tutsi vs Tutsis
Shared letters: istu. Private to "Tutsi": -. Private to "Tutsis": -.
"Tutsi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Tutsis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tutsi" and "Tutsis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Tutsi" or "Tutsis"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tutsi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tutsis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tutsi" and "Tutsis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tutoie vs Tutsis". 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 #25,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.