Which to use
“letters” and “lutteurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,375
- “letters” frequency rank
- #41,879
- “lutteurs” frequency rank
- 81254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letters | lutteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de letter. | Pluriel de lutteur. |
Where the eye mixes letters and lutteurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. letters runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against lutteurs's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses letters with lutteurs
A purely visual mix-up. letters (\ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)z\) and lutteurs (\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 81254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letters is recorded at frequency rank #39,375, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈlɛt.ə(ɹ)z\. lutteurs is at rank #41,879, 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 81254, this pair ranks #19,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of letters vs lutteurs
Shared letters: elrst. Private to "letters": -. Private to "lutteurs": u.
"letters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "lutteurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "letters" and "lutteurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "letters" or "lutteurs"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "letters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lutteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letters" and "lutteurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lueurs vs lutteurs". 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 #19,147 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.