Which to use
“luck” and “lure” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,312
- “luck” frequency rank
- #11,738
- “lure” frequency rank
- 13050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | luck | lure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence. | Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure. |
Where the eye mixes luck and lure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. luck (/lʌk/) and lure (/lʊə/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
luck is recorded at frequency rank #1,312, classified as anoun, pronounced /lʌk/. lure is at rank #11,738, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lʊə/.
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 13050, this pair ranks #478,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of luck vs lure
Shared letters: lu. Private to "luck": ck. Private to "lure": er.
"luck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV