Which to use
“Laken” and “Luke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,291
- “Laken” frequency rank
- #9,945
- “Luke” frequency rank
- 45236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laken | Luke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes Tuch, mit dem eine Matratze abgedeckt wird | eine klappbare Tür; eine verschließbare Öffnung |
Where the eye mixes Laken and Luke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Laken runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Luke's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Laken with Luke
A purely visual mix-up. Laken ([ˈlaːkn̩]) and Luke ([ˈluːkə]) 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 45236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laken is recorded at frequency rank #35,291, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːkn̩]. Luke is at rank #9,945, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈluːkə].
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 45236, this pair ranks #1,359,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Laken vs Luke
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "Laken": an. Private to "Luke": u.
"Laken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Luke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Laken" and "Luke" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Laken" vs "Luke" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Laken" and "Luke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Luke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,359,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laken" and "Luke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laken vs Lasern". 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 #1,359,911 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.