Which to use
“Lukas” is a name and “Luxus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,392
- “Lukas” frequency rank
- #4,908
- “Luxus” frequency rank
- 10300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lukas | Luxus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | Gegenstände oder Verhaltensweisen, die über das Übliche hinausgehen und nur dem persönlichen Vergnügen dienen |
Where the eye mixes Lukas and Luxus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Lukas vs Luxus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lukas is [ˈluːkas] while Luxus is [ˈlʊksʊs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lukas is recorded at frequency rank #5,392, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈluːkas]. Luxus is at rank #4,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlʊksʊs].
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 10300, this pair ranks #1,975,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lukas vs Luxus
Shared letters: lsu. Private to "Lukas": ak. Private to "Luxus": x.
"Lukas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Luxus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lukas" for "Luxus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lukas" vs "Luxus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Lukas" and "Luxus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lukas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Luxus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lukas" and "Luxus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Luckau vs Lukas". 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 #1,975,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.