lucky

\ˈlʌ.ki\

/\ˈlʌ.ki\/ adj

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The verdict

“lucky” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,723
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chanceux ; ayant de la chance, heureux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lucky · lucky · French

lucky · rank #14,723 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,723
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH LREM

Nearest frequency peer: LREM (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lucky »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lucky » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lucky vs luke
60% similar
lucky vs Lucy
60% similar
lucky vs Luçon
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lucky
PropertyValue
Headwordlucky
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈlʌ.ki\
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,723
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lucky »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).luckyse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « LREM » (#14,722), « lueur » (#14,724), « loterie » (#14,721). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lucky » est au #14,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lucky (IPA \ˈlʌ.ki\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,723 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Chanceux ; ayant de la chance, heureux.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lucky, with forms such as "lcuky", "llucky", and "luccky". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "luke", "Lucy", "Luçon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lucky, spelled L-U-C-K-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chanceux ; ayant de la chance, heureux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lucky appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She's so Lucky She's a star But she cry cry cries in her lonely heart Thinking, if there's nothing missing in my life Then why do these tears come at night?

Synonyms

fortunate

Antonyms

unlucky

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcuky
  • llucky
  • luccky
  • luckky
  • luckyy
  • lucyk
  • lukcy
  • ulcky

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lucky - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lcuky2llucky1luccky1luckky1luckyy1lucyk2lukcy2ulcky2
Edit distance from "lucky"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lucky"?
"lucky" is spelled L-U-C-K-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈlʌ.ki\.
What does "lucky" mean?
As an adjective, "lucky" means: Chanceux ; ayant de la chance, heureux.
What words are commonly confused with "lucky"?
"lucky" is commonly confused with "luke", "Lucy", "Luçon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lucky"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lucky" is \ˈlʌ.ki\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lucky" come from?
"lucky" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lucky", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lueur#14,724Kenny#14,718mason#14,730matos#14,731

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

miettes8 variantspavés8 variantsgibier8 variantsprieur8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list