Which to use
“luck” and “Lust” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,957
- “luck” frequency rank
- #1,205
- “Lust” frequency rank
- 28162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | luck | Lust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glück | Verlangen, Wunsch nach etwas |
Where the eye mixes luck and Lust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: luck vs Lust
A purely visual mix-up. luck ([lʌk]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28162, 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]. 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 28162, this pair ranks #1,789,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of luck vs Lust
Shared letters: lu. Private to "luck": ck. Private to "Lust": st.
"luck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lust" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "luck" and "Lust" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "luck" or "Lust"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "luck" and "Lust" 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 "Lust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "luck" and "Lust" 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 #1,789,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.