Which to use
“lunch” and “lung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,508
- “lunch” frequency rank
- #36,488
- “lung” frequency rank
- 62996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lunch | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mittagessen | die Lunge |
Letter map: lunch vs lung
Shared letters muted; letters that set lunch and lung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lunch vs lung
lunch 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lunch is recorded at frequency rank #26,508, classified as anoun, pronounced [lʌn(t)ʃ]. 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 62996, this pair ranks #692,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lunch vs lung
Shared letters: lnu. Private to "lunch": ch. Private to "lung": g.
"lunch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lunch" and "lung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lunch" or "lung" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lunch" and "lung".
- Full dictionary entry for "lunch" 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 #692,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lunch" 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 #692,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.