Which to use
“Lux” and “Luxus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,354
- “Lux” frequency rank
- #4,908
- “Luxus” frequency rank
- 19262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lux | Luxus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Einheit der Beleuchtungsstärke | Gegenstände oder Verhaltensweisen, die über das Übliche hinausgehen und nur dem persönlichen Vergnügen dienen |
Where the eye mixes Lux and Luxus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Lux with Luxus
A purely visual mix-up. Lux ([lʊks]) and Luxus ([ˈlʊksʊs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Lux” sits inside “Luxus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lux is recorded at frequency rank #14,354, classified as anoun, pronounced [lʊks]. Luxus is at rank #4,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlʊksʊs].
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 19262, this pair ranks #1,910,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lux vs Luxus
Shared letters: lux. Private to "Lux": -. Private to "Luxus": s.
"Lux" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Luxus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Luxus ← lluxus · luuxs · luxsu · luxuss · luxxus · lxuus · ulxus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lux" and "Luxus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Lux" or "Luxus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Lux" and "Luxus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Luxus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lux" and "Luxus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lai vs Lux". 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 #1,910,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.