lügtvslungWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: lügt is a verb, lung is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lügt” is a verb and “lung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,408
“lügt” frequency rank
#36,488
“lung” frequency rank
45896
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lügt lung
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lügen die Lunge

Letter map: lügt vs lung

Shared letters muted; letters that set lügt and lung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
lügt
4 ch
lung

Role in the sentence - lügt and lung

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lügt is averb and lunganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lügt is recorded at frequency rank #9,408, classified as averb, pronounced [lyːkt]. 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 45896, this pair ranks #1,337,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lügt vs lung

Shared letters: gl. Private to "lügt": . Private to "lung": nu.

"lügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lungllung · lnug · lugn · lungg · lunng · ulng

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lügt" and "lung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lügt" is a verb and "lung" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lügt" or "lung"?
"lügt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,408 in our German list, against #36,488 for "lung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "lügt" vs "lung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lügt" 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 #1,337,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lügt" 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 #1,337,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list