Which to use
“lutin” is a noun and “lutins” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,029
- “lutin” frequency rank
- #29,426
- “lutins” frequency rank
- 58455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lutin | lutins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit démon ou esprit follet qui vient la nuit tourmenter les vivants. | Masculin pluriel de lutin. |
Same sound, different letters: lutin vs lutins
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. lutin runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lutins's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: lutin vs lutins
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lutin and lutins carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ly.tɛ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lutin” sits inside “lutins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lutin is recorded at frequency rank #29,029, classified as anoun, pronounced \ly.tɛ̃\. lutins is at rank #29,426, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ly.tɛ̃\.
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 58455, this pair ranks #108,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lutin vs lutins
Shared letters: ilntu. Private to "lutin": -. Private to "lutins": s.
"lutin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lutins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lutin" and "lutins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lutin" vs "lutins" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "lutin" / "lutins". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "lutin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lutins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lutin" and "lutins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "login vs lutin". 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 #108,984 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.