Which to use
“lut” is a noun and “luttent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,358
- “lut” frequency rank
- #17,471
- “luttent” frequency rank
- 57829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lut | luttent |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lutter. |
Same sound, different letters: lut vs luttent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. lut runs 3 letters (CVC) against luttent's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - lut / luttent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lut and luttent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lyt\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 4 extra letter(s) - “lut” sits inside “luttent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57829, 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\. luttent is at rank #17,471, tagged as averb, 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 57829, this pair ranks #112,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lut vs luttent
Shared letters: ltu. Private to "lut": -. Private to "luttent": en.
"lut" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "luttent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- luttent ← lluttent · ltutent · lutent · lutetnt · luttennt · luttentt · luttetn · luttnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lut" for "luttent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lut" vs "luttent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"lut" and "luttent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "lut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luttent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lut" and "luttent" 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 #112,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.