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“deluded” and “deluxe” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,801
- “deluded” frequency rank
- #10,837
- “deluxe” frequency rank
- 34638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deluded | deluxe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Being affected by delusions. | Very fine in quality or luxurious. |
Where the eye mixes deluded and deluxe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deluded vs deluxe
A purely visual mix-up. deluded (/dɪˈluːdɪd/) and deluxe (/dəˈlʌks/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deluded is recorded at frequency rank #23,801, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɪˈluːdɪd/. deluxe is at rank #10,837, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dəˈlʌks/.
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 34638, this pair ranks #319,035 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deluded vs deluxe
Shared letters: delu. Private to "deluded": -. Private to "deluxe": x.
"deluded" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "deluxe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deluded" and "deluxe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deluded" vs "deluxe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "deluded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deluxe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,035 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deluded" and "deluxe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deluded vs delved". 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 #319,035 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.