Which to use
“Luxemburg” is a name and “Luxemburgs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,809
- “Luxemburg” frequency rank
- #47,571
- “Luxemburgs” frequency rank
- 52380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Luxemburg | Luxemburgs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Staat Großherzogtum Luxemburg in Mitteleuropa | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Luxemburg |
Where the eye mixes Luxemburg and Luxemburgs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Luxemburg runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against Luxemburgs's 10 (CVCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Luxemburg vs Luxemburgs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Luxemburg is [ˈlʊksm̩ˌbʊʁk] while Luxemburgs is [ˈlʊksəmˌbʊʁks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Luxemburg” sits inside “Luxemburgs”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Luxemburg is recorded at frequency rank #4,809, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈlʊksm̩ˌbʊʁk]. 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 52380, this pair ranks #1,099,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Luxemburg vs Luxemburgs
Shared letters: beglmrux. Private to "Luxemburg": -. Private to "Luxemburgs": s.
"Luxemburg" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "Luxemburgs" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Luxemburg ← lluxemburg · luexmburg · luxebmurg · luxembburg · luxembrug · luxembugr · luxemburgg · luxemburrg
- Luxemburgs ← lluxemburgs · luexmburgs · luxebmurgs · luxembburgs · luxembrugs · luxembugrs · luxemburggs · luxemburgss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Luxemburg" and "Luxemburgs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Luxemburg" or "Luxemburgs" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Luxemburg" and "Luxemburgs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Luxemburg" 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 #1,099,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Luxemburg" and "Luxemburgs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Luxembourg 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 #1,099,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.