Which to use
“luck” and “Lüge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,957
- “luck” frequency rank
- #4,372
- “Lüge” frequency rank
- 31329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | luck | Lüge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glück | falsche Aussage, mit der andere bewusst getäuscht werden sollen |
Where the eye mixes luck and Lüge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses luck with Lüge
A purely visual mix-up. luck ([lʌk]) and Lüge ([ˈlyːɡə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31329, 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]. Lüge is at rank #4,372, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlyːɡə].
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 31329, this pair ranks #1,730,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of luck vs Lüge
Shared letters: l. Private to "luck": cku. Private to "Lüge": egü.
"luck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lüge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- luck ← lcuk · lluck · lucck · luckk · lukc · ulck
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "luck" for "Lüge" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "luck" or "Lüge" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "luck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,730,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "luck" and "Lüge" 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 #1,730,318 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.