Which to use
“Glück” and “Glücks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #488
- “Glück” frequency rank
- #17,602
- “Glücks” frequency rank
- 18090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Glück | Glücks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich positiv auswirkender Zufall | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Glück |
Where the eye mixes Glück and Glücks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Glück runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Glücks's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Glück with Glücks
A purely visual mix-up. Glück ([ɡlʏk]) and Glücks ([ɡlʏks]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Glück” sits inside “Glücks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Glück is recorded at frequency rank #488, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡlʏk]. Glücks is at rank #17,602, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡlʏks].
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 18090, this pair ranks #1,921,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Glück vs Glücks
Shared letters: cgklü. Private to "Glück": -. Private to "Glücks": s.
"Glück" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Glücks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Glück" and "Glücks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Glück" or "Glücks"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Glück" and "Glücks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Glück" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Glücks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Glück" and "Glücks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Glückes vs Glücks". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,921,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.