Which to use
“lubie” and “lutin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,445
- “lubie” frequency rank
- #29,029
- “lutin” frequency rank
- 71474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lubie | lutin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fantaisie soudaine ; caprice extravagant. | Petit démon ou esprit follet qui vient la nuit tourmenter les vivants. |
Where the eye mixes lubie and lutin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lubie (CVCVV) and lutin (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lubie and lutin
A purely visual mix-up. lubie (\ly.bi\) and lutin (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lubie is recorded at frequency rank #42,445, classified as anoun, pronounced \ly.bi\. lutin is at rank #29,029, tagged as anoun, 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 71474, this pair ranks #47,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lubie vs lutin
Shared letters: ilu. Private to "lubie": be. Private to "lutin": nt.
"lubie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lutin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lubie" for "lutin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lubie" vs "lutin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lubie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lutin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lubie" and "lutin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lubie vs lure". 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 #47,437 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.