luthiers

\ly.tje\

/\ly.tje\/ noun

The verdict

“luthiers” is uncommon French (frequency #74,172 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,172
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de luthier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-luthiers · luthiers · French

luthiers · rank #74,172 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,172
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lutherie

Nearest frequency peer: lutherie (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « luthiers »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « luthiers » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for luthiers
PropertyValue
Headwordluthiers
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ly.tje\
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,172
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « luthiers » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.luthierstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « lutherie » (#74,171), « légaliste » (#74,173), « Lupe » (#74,170). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « luthiers » est au #74,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

luthiers is uncommon French at frequency #74,172 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ly.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de luthier.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for luthiers, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is luthiers, spelled L-U-T-H-I-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de luthier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how luthiers appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Avant le XVIᵉ siècle les ouvriers fabriquant des instruments de musique à Paris, luthiers et chaudronniers, étaient rattachés à la communauté des ménétriers et placés sous leur responsabilité.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "luthiers"?
"luthiers" is spelled L-U-T-H-I-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ly.tje\.
What does "luthiers" mean?
As a noun, "luthiers" means: Pluriel de luthier.
How do you pronounce "luthiers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luthiers" is \ly.tje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luthiers" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "luthiers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list