lundvsluzWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#28,754
“lund” frequency rank
#35,899
“luz” frequency rank
64653
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lund luz
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs linden etwas, das Dinge sichtbar macht oder Beleuchtung produziert

Where the eye mixes lund and luz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
lund
3 ch
luz

Look-alike desk: lund vs luz

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lund is [lʊnt] while luz is [luʃ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64653, 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]. luz is at rank #35,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced [luʃ].

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 64653, this pair ranks #633,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lund vs luz

Shared letters: lu. Private to "lund": dn. Private to "luz": z.

"lund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "luz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lundllund · lnud · ludn · lundd · lunnd · ulnd

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lund" and "luz" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lund" is a verb and "luz" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "lund" or "luz" show up more?
"lund" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,754 in our German list, against #35,899 for "luz". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "luz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #633,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lund" and "luz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lai vs luz". 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 #633,927 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