luttesvslutteursWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“luttes” and “lutteurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,989
“luttes” frequency rank
#41,879
“lutteurs” frequency rank
49868
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature luttes lutteurs
Definition Pluriel de lutte. Pluriel de lutteur.

Where the eye mixes luttes and lutteurs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
luttes
8 ch
lutteurs

Visual trap between luttes and lutteurs

A purely visual mix-up. luttes (\lyt\) and lutteurs (\ly.tœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

luttes is recorded at frequency rank #7,989, classified as anoun, pronounced \lyt\. lutteurs is at rank #41,879, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ly.tœʁ\.

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 49868, this pair ranks #167,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of luttes vs lutteurs

Shared letters: elstu. Private to "luttes": -. Private to "lutteurs": r.

"luttes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "lutteurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lutteslluttes · ltutes · lutes · lutets · luttess · luttse · ulttes
  • lutteursllutteurs · ltuteurs · luteturs · luteurs · lutterus · lutteurrs · lutteurss · lutteusr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "luttes" and "lutteurs" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\lyt\ versus \ly.tœʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "luttes" or "lutteurs"?
"luttes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,989 in our French list, against #41,879 for "lutteurs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "luttes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lutteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #167,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "luttes" and "lutteurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letters vs lutteurs". 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 #167,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list