Which to use
“lut” and “lutte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,358
- “lut” frequency rank
- #1,184
- “lutte” frequency rank
- 41542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lut | lutte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Sorte d’exercice, de combat, où deux hommes se prennent corps à corps et cherchent à se terrasser l’un l’autre. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set lut and lutte apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. lut and lutte are pronounced identically (\lyt\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lut” sits inside “lutte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lut is recorded at frequency rank #40,358, classified as anoun, pronounced \lyt\. lutte is at rank #1,184, 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 41542, this pair ranks #232,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lut vs lutte
Shared letters: ltu. Private to "lut": -. Private to "lutte": e.
"lut" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lutte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lutte ← llutte · ltute · lute · lutet · ultte
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lut" and "lutte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lut" or "lutte"?
Remembering lut vs lutte
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “lut” entry
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