Which to use
“Lauch” and “Luchs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,209
- “Lauch” frequency rank
- #37,657
- “Luchs” frequency rank
- 60866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lauch | Luchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gemüsesorte aus der Gattung Allium in der Familie der Lauchgewächse (Alliaceae) | Tiergattung Lynx aus der Familie der Katzen ( Felinae) |
Where the eye mixes Lauch and Luchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Lauch with Luchs
A purely visual mix-up. Lauch ([laʊ̯x]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lauch is recorded at frequency rank #23,209, classified as anoun, pronounced [laʊ̯x]. 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 60866, this pair ranks #770,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lauch vs Luchs
Shared letters: chlu. Private to "Lauch": a. Private to "Luchs": s.
"Lauch" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Luchs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lauch" and "Luchs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Lauch" or "Luchs" 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 "Lauch" 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 #770,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lauch" 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 #770,995 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.