Which to use
“Luft” and “luna” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #818
- “Luft” frequency rank
- #13,893
- “luna” frequency rank
- 14711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Luft | luna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | überwiegend aus Stickstoff und Sauerstoff bestehendes Gasgemisch, das Lebewesen zum Atmen benötigen | natürlich entstandener Himmelskörper, der einen Planeten, Zwergplaneten oder auch einen Kleinkörper wie einen Asteroiden umkreist |
Where the eye mixes Luft and luna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Luft vs luna
A purely visual mix-up. Luft ([lʊft]) and luna ([ˈluːna]) 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 14711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Luft is recorded at frequency rank #818, classified as anoun, pronounced [lʊft]. luna is at rank #13,893, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈluːna].
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 14711, this pair ranks #1,949,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Luft vs luna
Shared letters: lu. Private to "Luft": ft. Private to "luna": an.
"Luft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "luna" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Luft" and "luna" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Luft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Luft" and "luna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lada vs luna". 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 #1,949,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.