Which to use
“lung” and “Lust” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,488
- “lung” frequency rank
- #1,205
- “Lust” frequency rank
- 37693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lung | Lust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Lunge | Verlangen, Wunsch nach etwas |
Letter map: lung vs Lust
Shared letters muted; letters that set lung and Lust apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - lung / Lust
lung and Lust 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lung is recorded at frequency rank #36,488, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Lust is at rank #1,205, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lʊst].
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 37693, this pair ranks #1,583,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lung vs Lust
Shared letters: lu. Private to "lung": gn. Private to "Lust": st.
"lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lust" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lung" for "Lust" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lung" vs "Lust" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "lung" vs "Lust" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lung" and "Lust" 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 #1,583,528 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.