Which to use
“Luft” and “luz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #818
- “Luft” frequency rank
- #35,899
- “luz” frequency rank
- 36717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Luft | luz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | überwiegend aus Stickstoff und Sauerstoff bestehendes Gasgemisch, das Lebewesen zum Atmen benötigen | etwas, das Dinge sichtbar macht oder Beleuchtung produziert |
Where the eye mixes Luft and luz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Luft with luz
A purely visual mix-up. Luft ([lʊft]) and luz ([luʃ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Luft is recorded at frequency rank #818, classified as anoun, pronounced [lʊft]. luz is at rank #35,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced [luʃ].
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 36717, this pair ranks #1,608,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Luft vs luz
Shared letters: lu. Private to "Luft": ft. Private to "luz": z.
"Luft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "luz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Luft ← lfut · lluft · lufft · luftt · lutf · ulft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Luft" and "luz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Luft" vs "luz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Luft" and "luz" 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 "luz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,608,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Luft" and "luz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lai vs luz". 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 #1,608,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.