Which to use
“lot” and “lotte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,017
- “lot” frequency rank
- #36,474
- “lotte” frequency rank
- 39491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lot | lotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion d’un tout que l’on partage entre plusieurs personnes. Il se dit principalement en matière de succession. | Poisson de rivière, et des lacs européens, à plusieurs barbillons, appartenant aux gadiformes, de nom scientifique Lota lota. |
Where the eye mixes lot and lotte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lot with lotte
A purely visual mix-up. lot (\lo\) and lotte (\lɔt\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lot” sits inside “lotte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lot is recorded at frequency rank #3,017, classified as anoun, pronounced \lo\. lotte is at rank #36,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔt\.
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 39491, this pair ranks #247,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lot vs lotte
Shared letters: lot. Private to "lot": -. Private to "lotte": e.
"lot" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lotte ← llotte · lote · lotet · ltote · oltte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lot" and "lotte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lot" or "lotte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lot" and "lotte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lotte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lot" and "lotte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leste vs lotte". 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 #247,538 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.