Which to use
“lucet” and “lut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,153
- “lucet” frequency rank
- #40,358
- “lut” frequency rank
- 85511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lucet | lut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruit de l’airelle. | 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 lucet and lut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lucet vs lut
A purely visual mix-up. lucet (\ly.sɛ\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lucet is recorded at frequency rank #45,153, classified as anoun, pronounced \ly.sɛ\. 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 85511, this pair ranks #11,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lucet vs lut
Shared letters: ltu. Private to "lucet": ce. Private to "lut": -.
"lucet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lucet ← lcuet · llucet · luccet · lucett · lucte · luect · ulcet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lucet" and "lut" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lucet" or "lut"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lucet" 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 #11,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lucet" and "lut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "louvet vs lucet". 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 #11,252 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.