Which to use
“latine” is an adjective and “lutin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,149
- “latine” frequency rank
- #29,029
- “lutin” frequency rank
- 34178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | latine | lutin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de latin. | Petit démon ou esprit follet qui vient la nuit tourmenter les vivants. |
Where the eye mixes latine and lutin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. latine runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against lutin's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between latine and lutin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: latine is \la.tin\ while lutin is \ly.tɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
latine is recorded at frequency rank #5,149, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.tin\. lutin is at rank #29,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ly.tɛ̃\.
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 34178, this pair ranks #285,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of latine vs lutin
Shared letters: ilnt. Private to "latine": ae. Private to "lutin": u.
"latine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lutin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "latine" and "lutin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "latine" or "lutin"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "latine" and "lutin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "latine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lutin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "latine" and "lutin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "login vs lutin". 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 #285,619 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.