Which to use
“loutres” and “lustres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,716
- “loutres” frequency rank
- #19,338
- “lustres” frequency rank
- 65054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loutres | lustres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de loutre. | Pluriel de lustre. |
Where the eye mixes loutres and lustres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. loutres (CVVCCVC) and lustres (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: loutres vs lustres
A purely visual mix-up. loutres (\lutʁ\) and lustres (\lystʁ\) 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 65054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loutres is recorded at frequency rank #45,716, classified as anoun, pronounced \lutʁ\. lustres is at rank #19,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lystʁ\.
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 65054, this pair ranks #74,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loutres vs lustres
Shared letters: elrstu. Private to "loutres": o. Private to "lustres": -.
"loutres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "lustres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loutres" and "lustres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "loutres" or "lustres"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "loutres" and "lustres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loutres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lustres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loutres" and "lustres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "louées vs loutres". 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 #74,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.