lundvslungWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#28,754
“lund” frequency rank
#36,488
“lung” frequency rank
65242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lund lung
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs linden die Lunge

Letter map: lund vs lung

Shared letters muted; letters that set lund and lung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
lund
4 ch
lung

Role in the sentence - lund and lung

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lund is averb and lunganoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “lund” becomes g in “lung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lund is recorded at frequency rank #28,754, classified as averb, pronounced [lʊnt]. 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 65242, this pair ranks #613,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lund vs lung

Shared letters: lnu. Private to "lund": d. Private to "lung": g.

"lund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lundllund · lnud · ludn · lundd · lunnd · ulnd
  • lungllung · lnug · lugn · lungg · lunng · ulng

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lund" and "lung" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lund" is a verb and "lung" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "lund" vs "lung" - which ranks higher?
"lund" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,754 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "lund" 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 #613,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lund" 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 #613,649 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