lutz
/lʌts/
"lutz" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lutz” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #29,727 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,727
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, rotates counterclockwise and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lutz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /lʌts/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #29,727 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lutz” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for lutz is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lʌts/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,727 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, rotates counterclockwise and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for lutz, with forms such as "llutz", "ltuz", and "luttz". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LZ", "lux", "luv", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the surname of Austrian skater Alois Lutz, who invented the jump. The correct English form is lutz, spelled L-U-T-Z.
Definition
- 1A jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, rotates counterclockwise and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.
Etymology
From the surname of Austrian skater Alois Lutz, who invented the jump.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: llutz,ltuz,luttz,lutzz,luzt,ultz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lutz - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lutz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-U-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /lʌts/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “LZ” - see the side-by-side comparison. lutz vs LZ
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.