lunavslundWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#13,893
“luna” frequency rank
#28,754
“lund” frequency rank
42647
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature luna lund
Definition natürlich entstandener Himmelskörper, der einen Planeten, Zwergplaneten oder auch einen Kleinkörper wie einen Asteroiden umkreist 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs linden

Where the eye mixes luna and lund

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
luna
4 ch
lund

Visual trap between luna and lund

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: luna is [ˈluːna] while lund is [lʊnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “luna” becomes d in “lund”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

luna is recorded at frequency rank #13,893, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈluːna]. lund is at rank #28,754, tagged as averb, pronounced [lʊnt].

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 42647, this pair ranks #1,442,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of luna vs lund

Shared letters: lnu. Private to "luna": a. Private to "lund": d.

"luna" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lunalluna · lnua · luan · lunna · ulna
  • lundllund · lnud · ludn · lundd · lunnd · ulnd

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "luna" and "lund" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "luna" is a noun and "lund" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "luna" vs "lund" - which ranks higher?
"luna" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,893 in our German list, against #28,754 for "lund". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "luna" and "lund" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "luna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,442,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "luna" and "lund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lund vs lupo". 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 #1,442,920 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