Which to use
“luck” is a noun and “lund” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,957
- “luck” frequency rank
- #28,754
- “lund” frequency rank
- 55711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | luck | lund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glück | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs linden |
Where the eye mixes luck and lund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. luck and lund follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses luck with lund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: luck is [lʌk] while lund is [lʊnt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55711, 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]. lund is at rank #28,754, tagged as averb, pronounced [lʊnt].
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 55711, this pair ranks #968,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of luck vs lund
Shared letters: lu. Private to "luck": ck. Private to "lund": dn.
"luck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "luck" and "lund" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "luck" vs "lund" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "luck" and "lund" 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 "lund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #968,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "luck" and "lund" 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 #968,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.