Which to use
“glich” is a verb and “Glück” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,600
- “glich” frequency rank
- #488
- “Glück” frequency rank
- 18088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glich | Glück |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gleichen | sich positiv auswirkender Zufall |
Where the eye mixes glich and Glück
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: glich vs Glück
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: glich is [ɡlɪç] while Glück is [ɡlʏk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glich is recorded at frequency rank #17,600, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡlɪç]. Glück is at rank #488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡlʏk].
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 18088, this pair ranks #1,921,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of glich vs Glück
Shared letters: cgl. Private to "glich": hi. Private to "Glück": kü.
"glich" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Glück" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- glich ← gglich · gilch · glcih · glicch · glichh · glihc · gllich · lgich
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "glich" and "Glück" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "glich" or "Glück" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "glich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Glück" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glich" and "Glück" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glich vs Goch". 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 #1,921,519 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.