Which to use
“loud” is an adjective and “lund” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,532
- “loud” frequency rank
- #36,036
- “lund” frequency rank
- 79568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loud | lund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fort. | Première personne du singulier du prétérit de linden. |
Where the eye mixes loud and lund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. loud (CVVC) and lund (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between loud and lund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: loud is [laʊd] while lund is \lʊnt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loud is recorded at frequency rank #43,532, classified as anadj, pronounced [laʊd]. lund is at rank #36,036, tagged as averb, pronounced \lʊnt\.
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 79568, this pair ranks #22,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of loud vs lund
Shared letters: dlu. Private to "loud": o. Private to "lund": n.
"loud" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "loud" for "lund" ever safe?
Which is more common, "loud" or "lund"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "loud" and "lund" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "loud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loud" and "lund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs loud". 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 #22,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.