Which to use
“lac” and “luck” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,041
- “lac” frequency rank
- #26,957
- “luck” frequency rank
- 63998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lac | luck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | See | Glück |
Where the eye mixes lac and luck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lac runs 3 letters (CVC) against luck's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lac and luck
A purely visual mix-up. lac ([lak]) and luck ([lʌk]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lac is recorded at frequency rank #37,041, classified as anoun, pronounced [lak]. luck is at rank #26,957, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lʌk].
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 63998, this pair ranks #656,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lac vs luck
Shared letters: cl. Private to "lac": a. Private to "luck": ku.
"lac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "luck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- luck ← lcuk · lluck · lucck · luckk · lukc · ulck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lac" and "luck" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lac" or "luck" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lac" and "luck" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #656,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lac" and "luck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs lame". 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 #656,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.