Which to use
“lui” is a pronoun and “luth” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #68
- “lui” frequency rank
- #36,476
- “luth” frequency rank
- 36544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lui | luth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronom clitique de la troisième personne du singulier épicène du complément d’objet indirect. | Cordophone portable d’origine arabe, de corps généralement piriforme prolongé par un manche recouvert d'une touche sur laquelle le musicien appuie avec les doigts d'une main les cordes tendues attachées au cordier à une extrémité, et à la table d'harmonie à l'autre, ceci afin de modifier les notes obtenues, tandis que de l'autre main il excite les cordes à vibrer au-dessus de la caisse de résonance, soit en les tirant et les relâchant vivement, ou les frappant, soit en les frottant avec un outil tel un archet. |
Where the eye mixes lui and luth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lui and luth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lui is \lɥi\ while luth is \lyt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lui is recorded at frequency rank #68, classified as apron, pronounced \lɥi\. luth is at rank #36,476, 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 36544, this pair ranks #268,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lui vs luth
Shared letters: lu. Private to "lui": i. Private to "luth": ht.
"lui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "luth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- luth ← lluth · ltuh · luht · luthh · lutth · ulth
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lui" for "luth" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lui" or "luth"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lui" and "luth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lure vs luth". 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 #268,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.