Which to use
“lutz” and “luxe” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,727
- “lutz” frequency rank
- #29,359
- “luxe” frequency rank
- 59086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lutz | luxe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, rotates counterclockwise and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate. | Luxury. |
Where the eye mixes lutz and luxe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lutz with luxe
A purely visual mix-up. lutz (/lʌts/) and luxe (/luks/) 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 59086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lutz is recorded at frequency rank #29,727, classified as anoun, pronounced /lʌts/. luxe is at rank #29,359, tagged as anoun, pronounced /luks/.
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 59086, this pair ranks #108,415 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lutz vs luxe
Shared letters: lu. Private to "lutz": tz. Private to "luxe": ex.
"lutz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "luxe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lutz" for "luxe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lutz" vs "luxe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lutz" and "luxe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lutz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luxe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,415 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lutz" and "luxe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lope vs luxe". 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 #108,415 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.