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“Luxembourg” and “Luxemburgs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,405
- “Luxembourg” frequency rank
- #47,571
- “Luxemburgs” frequency rank
- 74976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Luxembourg | Luxemburgs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Luxemburg | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Luxemburg |
Where the eye mixes Luxembourg and Luxemburgs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Luxembourg (CVCVCCVVCC) and Luxemburgs (CVCVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Luxembourg and Luxemburgs
A purely visual mix-up. Luxembourg ([ˈlʌksəmbɛːɡ]) and Luxemburgs ([ˈlʊksəmˌbʊʁks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Luxembourg is recorded at frequency rank #27,405, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlʌksəmbɛːɡ]. Luxemburgs is at rank #47,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlʊksəmˌbʊʁks].
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 74976, this pair ranks #319,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Luxembourg vs Luxemburgs
Shared letters: beglmrux. Private to "Luxembourg": o. Private to "Luxemburgs": s.
"Luxembourg" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC · "Luxemburgs" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Luxembourg ← lluxembourg · luexmbourg · luxebmourg · luxembbourg · luxemborug · luxembougr · luxembourgg · luxembourrg
- Luxemburgs ← lluxemburgs · luexmburgs · luxebmurgs · luxembburgs · luxembrugs · luxembugrs · luxemburggs · luxemburgss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Luxembourg" and "Luxemburgs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Luxembourg" or "Luxemburgs" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Luxembourg" and "Luxemburgs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Luxembourg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Luxemburgs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Luxembourg" and "Luxemburgs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Luxemburger vs Luxemburgs". 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 #319,607 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.