Which to use
“litres” and “luttes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,108
- “litres” frequency rank
- #7,989
- “luttes” frequency rank
- 14097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | litres | luttes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de litre. | Pluriel de lutte. |
Where the eye mixes litres and luttes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses litres with luttes
A purely visual mix-up. litres (\litʁ\) and luttes (\lyt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
litres is recorded at frequency rank #6,108, classified as anoun, pronounced \litʁ\. luttes is at rank #7,989, 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 14097, this pair ranks #398,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of litres vs luttes
Shared letters: elst. Private to "litres": ir. Private to "luttes": u.
"litres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "luttes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "litres" for "luttes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "litres" vs "luttes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "litres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luttes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "litres" and "luttes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "litres vs Littré". 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 #398,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.