Which to use
“lund” is a verb and “lut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,036
- “lund” frequency rank
- #40,358
- “lut” frequency rank
- 76394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lund | lut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du prétérit de linden. | 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 lund and lut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lund runs 4 letters (CVCC) against lut's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lund with lut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lund is \lʊnt\ while lut 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lund is recorded at frequency rank #36,036, classified as averb, pronounced \lʊnt\. 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 76394, this pair ranks #31,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lund vs lut
Shared letters: lu. Private to "lund": dn. Private to "lut": t.
"lund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lund ← llund · lnud · ludn · lundd · lunnd · ulnd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lund" for "lut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lund" vs "lut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lund" and "lut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lund" 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 #31,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lund" and "lut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs lut". 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 #31,272 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.