Which to use
“Lech” is a name and “luth” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,423
- “Lech” frequency rank
- #36,476
- “luth” frequency rank
- 83899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lech | luth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin. | Cordophone portable d’origine arabe, de corps généralement piriforme prolongé par un manche recouvert d'une touche sur laquelle le musicien appuie avec les doigts d'une main les cordes tendues attachées au cordier à une extrémité, et à la table d'harmonie à l'autre, ceci afin de modifier les notes obtenues, tandis que de l'autre main il excite les cordes à vibrer au-dessus de la caisse de résonance, soit en les tirant et les relâchant vivement, ou les frappant, soit en les frottant avec un outil tel un archet. |
Where the eye mixes Lech and luth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Lech and luth follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Lech with luth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lech is \lɛx\ while luth is \lyt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lech is recorded at frequency rank #47,423, classified as aname, pronounced \lɛx\. luth is at rank #36,476, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lyt\.
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 83899, this pair ranks #13,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lech vs luth
Shared letters: hl. Private to "Lech": ce. Private to "luth": tu.
"Lech" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "luth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lech" and "luth" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "Lech" or "luth" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Lech" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lech" and "luth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lech vs lep". 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 #13,961 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.