Which to use
“luche” and “luck” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,824
- “luche” frequency rank
- #38,798
- “luck” frequency rank
- 67622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | luche | luck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Porphyra columbina) Alga comestible de color verde rojizo que crece adherida al sustrato en la zona intermareal. | Suerte |
Where the eye mixes luche and luck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: luche vs luck
A purely visual mix-up. luche ([ˈlut͡ʃe]) and luck (/lʌk/) 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 67622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
luche is recorded at frequency rank #28,824, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlut͡ʃe]. luck is at rank #38,798, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lʌk/.
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 67622, this pair ranks #36,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of luche vs luck
Shared letters: clu. Private to "luche": eh. Private to "luck": k.
"luche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "luck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "luche" for "luck" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "luche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "luche" and "luck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs luck". 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 #36,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.