# lacks vs lucky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lacks
*noun · IPA /læks/ · frequency rank #8,444*
plural of lack

### lucky
*adjective · IPA /ˈlʌki/ · frequency rank #1,766*
Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacks-vs-lucky