Which to use
“lecker” is an adjective and “Lücken” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,828
- “lecker” frequency rank
- #8,908
- “Lücken” frequency rank
- 12736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lecker | Lücken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gut schmeckend | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lücke |
Where the eye mixes lecker and Lücken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lecker and Lücken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lecker vs Lücken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lecker is [ˈlɛkɐ] while Lücken is [ˈlʏkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lecker is recorded at frequency rank #3,828, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛkɐ]. Lücken is at rank #8,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlʏkn̩].
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 12736, this pair ranks #1,962,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lecker vs Lücken
Shared letters: cekl. Private to "lecker": r. Private to "Lücken": nü.
"lecker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Lücken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lecker ← elcker · lceker · leccker · lecekr · leckerr · leckker · leckre · lekcer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lecker" and "Lücken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lecker" or "Lücken" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lecker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lücken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lecker" and "Lücken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Luckau vs Lücken". 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 #1,962,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.