Which to use
“lueurs” and “luxure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,405
- “lueurs” frequency rank
- #31,587
- “luxure” frequency rank
- 69992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lueurs | luxure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lueur. | Recherche des plaisirs sexuels pour soi-seul. |
Where the eye mixes lueurs and luxure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lueurs (CVVVCC) and luxure (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses lueurs with luxure
A purely visual mix-up. lueurs (\lɥœʁ\) and luxure (\lyk.syʁ\) 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 69992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lueurs is recorded at frequency rank #38,405, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɥœʁ\. luxure is at rank #31,587, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lyk.syʁ\.
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 69992, this pair ranks #53,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lueurs vs luxure
Shared letters: elru. Private to "lueurs": s. Private to "luxure": x.
"lueurs" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "luxure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lueurs" and "luxure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lueurs" vs "luxure" - which ranks higher?
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 "lueurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "luxure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lueurs" and "luxure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loueurs vs lueurs". 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 #53,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.