Which to use
“Lachs” and “Luchs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,311
- “Lachs” frequency rank
- #37,657
- “Luchs” frequency rank
- 55968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lachs | Luchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fische der Gattungen Salmo, Salmothymus und Oncorhynchus aus der Familie der Forellenfische (Salmonidae) innerhalb der Ordnung der Lachsartigen | Tiergattung Lynx aus der Familie der Katzen ( Felinae) |
Where the eye mixes Lachs and Luchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Lachs and Luchs
A purely visual mix-up. Lachs ([laks]) and Luchs ([lʊks]) 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 a single letter - a in “Lachs” becomes u in “Luchs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lachs is recorded at frequency rank #18,311, classified as anoun, pronounced [laks]. Luchs is at rank #37,657, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lʊks].
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 55968, this pair ranks #958,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lachs vs Luchs
Shared letters: chls. Private to "Lachs": a. Private to "Luchs": u.
"Lachs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Luchs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lachs" and "Luchs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Lachs" or "Luchs" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lachs" and "Luchs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lachs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Luchs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #958,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lachs" and "Luchs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lucca vs Luchs". 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 #958,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.