Which to use
“Luft” and “lung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #818
- “Luft” frequency rank
- #36,488
- “lung” frequency rank
- 37306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Luft | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | überwiegend aus Stickstoff und Sauerstoff bestehendes Gasgemisch, das Lebewesen zum Atmen benötigen | die Lunge |
Letter map: Luft vs lung
Shared letters muted; letters that set Luft and lung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: Luft and lung
Luft and lung are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Luft is recorded at frequency rank #818, classified as anoun, pronounced [lʊft]. lung is at rank #36,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 37306, this pair ranks #1,593,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Luft vs lung
Shared letters: lu. Private to "Luft": ft. Private to "lung": gn.
"Luft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Luft" vs "lung" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Luft" and "lung". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Luft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,593,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Luft" and "lung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lung vs puzzles". 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 #1,593,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.