Which to use
“ludo” is a noun and “lund” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,586
- “ludo” frequency rank
- #36,036
- “lund” frequency rank
- 67622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ludo | lund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu de société, en général joué par les enfants, où on fait faire le tour d’un circuit à ses quatre pions avant de les ramener à la maison. | Première personne du singulier du prétérit de linden. |
Where the eye mixes ludo and lund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ludo and lund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ludo is \lu.do\ 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ludo is recorded at frequency rank #31,586, classified as anoun, pronounced \lu.do\. 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 67622, this pair ranks #62,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ludo vs lund
Shared letters: dlu. Private to "ludo": o. Private to "lund": n.
"ludo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ludo" for "lund" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ludo" or "lund"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ludo" 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 #62,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ludo" and "lund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lund vs lure". 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 #62,611 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.