Which to use
“lune” and “lut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,045
- “lune” frequency rank
- #40,358
- “lut” frequency rank
- 42403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lune | lut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Satellite naturel de la Terre, qui tourne autour de celle-ci en un cycle de vingt-sept jours sept heures quarante-trois minutes. Le satellite réfléchit sur la Terre la lumière qu’il reçoit du Soleil. Lune s’écrit avec une majuscule en astronomie lorsqu'on s'en sert comme nom propre de cet astre, pour le distinguer des autres satellites naturels. | 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 lune and lut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lune with lut
A purely visual mix-up. lune (\lyn\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lune is recorded at frequency rank #2,045, classified as anoun, pronounced \lyn\. 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 42403, this pair ranks #225,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lune vs lut
Shared letters: lu. Private to "lune": en. Private to "lut": t.
"lune" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lune ← llune · lnue · luen · lunne · ulne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lune" and "lut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lune" or "lut" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lune" and "lut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lune" 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 #225,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lune" 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 #225,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.