Which to use
“latins” and “lutins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,747
- “latins” frequency rank
- #29,426
- “lutins” frequency rank
- 47173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | latins | lutins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de latin. | Masculin pluriel de lutin. |
Where the eye mixes latins and lutins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. latins and lutins follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses latins with lutins
A purely visual mix-up. latins (\la.tɛ̃\) and lutins (\ly.tɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “latins” becomes u in “lutins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
latins is recorded at frequency rank #17,747, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.tɛ̃\. lutins is at rank #29,426, tagged as anadj, 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 47173, this pair ranks #188,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of latins vs lutins
Shared letters: ilnst. Private to "latins": a. Private to "lutins": u.
"latins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lutins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "latins" and "lutins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "latins" or "lutins"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "latins" and "lutins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "latins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lutins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "latins" and "lutins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lotis vs lutins". 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 #188,996 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.