Which to use
“lut” is a noun and “Lutz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,358
- “lut” frequency rank
- #36,477
- “Lutz” frequency rank
- 76835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lut | Lutz |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Nom de famille allemand. |
Letter map: lut vs Lutz
Shared letters muted; letters that set lut and Lutz apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lut runs 3 letters (CVC) against Lutz's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: lut vs Lutz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lut is anoun and Lutzaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lut” sits inside “Lutz”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76835, 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\. Lutz is at rank #36,477, tagged as aname.
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 76835, this pair ranks #30,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lut vs Lutz
Shared letters: ltu. Private to "lut": -. Private to "Lutz": z.
"lut" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Lutz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lutz ← llutz · ltuz · luttz · lutzz · luzt · ultz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lut" for "Lutz" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "lut" or "Lutz" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lut" and "Lutz".
- Full dictionary entry for "lut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lutz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lut" and "Lutz" 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 #30,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.