Which to use
“lotis” and “lutins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,715
- “lotis” frequency rank
- #29,426
- “lutins” frequency rank
- 75141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lotis | lutins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de loti. | Masculin pluriel de lutin. |
Where the eye mixes lotis and lutins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lotis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lutins's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lotis and lutins
A purely visual mix-up. lotis (\lɔ.ti\) and lutins (\ly.tɛ̃\) 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 75141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lotis is recorded at frequency rank #45,715, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɔ.ti\. lutins is at rank #29,426, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ly.tɛ̃\.
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 75141, this pair ranks #35,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lotis vs lutins
Shared letters: ilst. Private to "lotis": o. Private to "lutins": nu.
"lotis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lutins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lotis" and "lutins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lotis" vs "lutins" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lotis" and "lutins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lotis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lutins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lotis" and "lutins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "login vs lotis". 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 #35,017 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.