Which to use
“lutin” is a noun and “Lutz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,029
- “lutin” frequency rank
- #36,477
- “Lutz” frequency rank
- 65506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lutin | Lutz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit démon ou esprit follet qui vient la nuit tourmenter les vivants. | Nom de famille allemand. |
Letter map: lutin vs Lutz
Shared letters muted; letters that set lutin and Lutz apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lutin runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Lutz's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: lutin vs Lutz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lutin is anoun and Lutzaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65506, 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\. 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 65506, this pair ranks #72,038 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lutin vs Lutz
Shared letters: ltu. Private to "lutin": in. Private to "Lutz": z.
"lutin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Lutz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lutin" and "Lutz" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lutin" or "Lutz"?
After this comparison
You've compared "lutin" and "Lutz". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lutin" 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 #72,038 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lutin" and "Lutz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lure vs Lutz". 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 #72,038 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.