Which to use
“letter” and “lutteur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,407
- “letter” frequency rank
- #34,603
- “lutteur” frequency rank
- 72010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letter | lutteur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lettre, caractère. | Celui qui combat à la lutte. |
Where the eye mixes letter and lutteur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: letter vs lutteur
A purely visual mix-up. letter (\ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)\) and lutteur (\ly.tœʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letter is recorded at frequency rank #37,407, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)\. lutteur is at rank #34,603, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ly.tœʁ\.
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 72010, this pair ranks #45,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of letter vs lutteur
Shared letters: elrt. Private to "letter": -. Private to "lutteur": u.
"letter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lutteur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letter" and "lutteur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "letter" or "lutteur" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "letter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lutteur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letter" and "lutteur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leste vs letter". 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 #45,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.