Which to use
“Los” and “Lust” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #469
- “Los” frequency rank
- #1,205
- “Lust” frequency rank
- 1674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Los | Lust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schicksal, unbeeinflussbares Geschick | Verlangen, Wunsch nach etwas |
Where the eye mixes Los and Lust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Los vs Lust
A purely visual mix-up. Los ([loːs]) and Lust ([lʊst]) 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 1674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Los is recorded at frequency rank #469, classified as anoun, pronounced [loːs]. Lust is at rank #1,205, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lʊst].
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 1674, this pair ranks #2,003,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Los vs Lust
Shared letters: ls. Private to "Los": o. Private to "Lust": tu.
"Los" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Lust" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lust ← llust · lsut · lusst · lustt · luts · ulst
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Los" and "Lust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Los" or "Lust" 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 "Los" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Los" and "Lust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Los vs Loses". 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 #2,003,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.