Which to use
“loutre” is a noun and “Lozère” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,056
- “loutre” frequency rank
- #22,323
- “Lozère” frequency rank
- 54379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loutre | Lozère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espèce de mammifère carnivore de la famille des martres, grand à peu près comme un renard, mais plus bas de pattes, et à tête plate et obtuse, semi-aquatiques, qui vit au bord des rivières. | Département du sud de la France, faisant partie de la région administrative d'Occitanie, qui correspond à peu près à l’ancienne province du Gévaudan, et qui porte le numéro 48. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set loutre and Lozère apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loutre is \lutʁ\ while Lozère is \lɔ.zɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loutre is recorded at frequency rank #32,056, classified as anoun, pronounced \lutʁ\. Lozère is at rank #22,323, tagged as aname, pronounced \lɔ.zɛʁ\.
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 54379, this pair ranks #134,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loutre vs Lozère
Shared letters: elor. Private to "loutre": tu. Private to "Lozère": zè.
"loutre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Lozère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- loutre ← lloutre · loture · lourte · louter · loutrre · louttre · luotre · olutre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "loutre" and "Lozère" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "loutre" or "Lozère"?
Remembering loutre vs Lozère
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “loutre”; for a name, it's “Lozère”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “loutre” entry
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