Which to use
“Lucas” is a name and “Lücke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,205
- “Lucas” frequency rank
- #6,083
- “Lücke” frequency rank
- 13288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lucas | Lücke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | englischer männlicher Vorname | Stelle, an der etwas fehlt, das dort sein sollte oder dort hin kann |
Letter map: Lucas vs Lücke
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lucas and Lücke apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Lucas (CVCVC) and Lücke (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - Lucas and Lücke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lucas is aname and Lückeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lucas is recorded at frequency rank #7,205, classified as aname, pronounced […]. Lücke is at rank #6,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlʏkə].
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 13288, this pair ranks #1,958,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lucas vs Lücke
Shared letters: cl. Private to "Lucas": asu. Private to "Lücke": ekü.
"Lucas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Lücke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lucas ← lcuas · llucas · luacs · lucass · luccas · lucsa · ulcas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lucas" for "Lücke" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Lucas" or "Lücke"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Lucas" and "Lücke".
- Full dictionary entry for "Lucas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lücke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lucas" and "Lücke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lucas vs puzzles". 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 #1,958,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.