# luck vs lucky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### luck
*noun · IPA /lʌk/ · frequency rank #1,312*
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.

### 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/luck-vs-lucky