Which to use
“loft” and “lut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,609
- “loft” frequency rank
- #40,358
- “lut” frequency rank
- 62967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loft | lut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Logement constitué d'espaces ouverts le plus souvent situé dans un ancien atelier, entrepôt ou usine. | Se dit de pâtes ou d'enduits qu'on applique sur les bouchons des vases pour en assurer la fermeture hermétique, autour des cornues, des tubes de verre pour les soustraire à l'action directe du feu, ou qu'on utilise pour obturer des trous, pour faire des joints etc. |
Where the eye mixes loft and lut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between loft and lut
A purely visual mix-up. loft (\lɔft\) and lut (\lyt\) 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 62967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loft is recorded at frequency rank #22,609, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔft\. lut is at rank #40,358, 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 62967, this pair ranks #84,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loft vs lut
Shared letters: lt. Private to "loft": fo. Private to "lut": u.
"loft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- loft ← lloft · lofft · loftt · lotf · olft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loft" and "lut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "loft" or "lut" 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 "loft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loft" and "lut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs lut". 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 #84,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.