Which to use
“loy” and “lut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,027
- “loy” frequency rank
- #40,358
- “lut” frequency rank
- 84385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loy | lut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancienne variante orthographique de loi. | 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 loy and lut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. loy (CVV) and lut (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between loy and lut
A purely visual mix-up. loy (\lwa\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loy is recorded at frequency rank #44,027, classified as anoun, pronounced \lwa\. 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 84385, this pair ranks #13,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loy vs lut
Shared letters: l. Private to "loy": oy. Private to "lut": tu.
"loy" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "lut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loy" for "lut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "loy" vs "lut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "loy" and "lut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loy" 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 #13,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loy" and "lut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loy". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,097 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.