lutter

\ly.te\

/\ly.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“lutter” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,018
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Combattre, se prendre corps à corps avec quelqu’un pour le terrasser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lutter · lutter · French

lutter · rank #3,018 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,018
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lot

Nearest frequency peer: lot (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lutter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lutter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lutter vs luttes
83% similar
lutter vs lutteur
86% similar
lutter vs lutteurs
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lutter
PropertyValue
Headwordlutter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ly.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,018
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lutter »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lutterse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lot » (#3,017), « légère » (#3,019), « liquide » (#3,016). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lutter » est au #3,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lutter (IPA \ly.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,018 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lutter, with forms such as "llutter", "ltuter", and "luter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "luttes", "lutteur", "lutteurs", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lutter, spelled L-U-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Combattre, se prendre corps à corps avec quelqu’un pour le terrasser.
  2. 2
    Participer à toute sorte de guerre, de dispute, de controverse, de conflit.
  3. 3
    Se battre.
  4. 4
    Faire effort pour surmonter l’adversité.
  5. 5
    Agir pour vaincre, pour détruire.
  6. 6
    Rivaliser ; s’opposer.
  7. 7
    Frapper, happer avec un véhicule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lutter avec quelqu’un, contre quelqu’un. — Il est adroit, il lutte bien.
  2. Si donc l’histoire récom­pense l’abnégation résignée des hommes qui luttent sans se plaindre et accomplissent sans profit une grande œuvre de l’histoire, comme l’affirme Renan, nous avons une raison nouvelle de croire à l’avènement du socialisme […]

This word in other languages

fight(English)luchar(Español)kämpfen(Deutsch)lutar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llutter
  • ltuter
  • luter
  • lutetr
  • lutterr
  • luttre
  • ultter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lutter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

llutter1ltuter2luter1lutetr2lutterr1luttre2ultter2
Edit distance from "lutter"

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 "lutter"?
"lutter" is spelled L-U-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ly.te\.
What does "lutter" mean?
As a verb, "lutter" means: Combattre, se prendre corps à corps avec quelqu’un pour le terrasser.
What words are commonly confused with "lutter"?
"lutter" is commonly confused with "luttes", "lutteur", "lutteurs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lutter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lutter" is \ly.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lutter" come from?
"lutter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

légère#3,019larmes#3,014occupé#3,025habite#3,007

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

prime7 variantscorse7 variantstêtes7 variantsballon7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list