Which to use
“luck” and “Lücken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,957
- “luck” frequency rank
- #8,908
- “Lücken” frequency rank
- 35865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | luck | Lücken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glück | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lücke |
Where the eye mixes luck and Lücken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between luck and Lücken
A purely visual mix-up. luck ([lʌk]) and Lücken ([ˈlʏkn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
luck is recorded at frequency rank #26,957, classified as anoun, pronounced [lʌk]. 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 35865, this pair ranks #1,629,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of luck vs Lücken
Shared letters: ckl. Private to "luck": u. Private to "Lücken": enü.
"luck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lücken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- luck ← lcuk · lluck · lucck · luckk · lukc · ulck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "luck" and "Lücken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "luck" or "Lücken"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "luck" and "Lücken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "luck" 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 #1,629,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "luck" and "Lücken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "luck vs Luckau". 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 #1,629,656 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.