Which to use
“Lukas” is a name and “lus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,059
- “Lukas” frequency rank
- #12,613
- “lus” frequency rank
- 44672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lukas | lus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin, correspondant à Luc. | Masculin pluriel de lu. |
Letter map: Lukas vs lus
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lukas and lus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Lukas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lus's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Lukas and lus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lukas is aname and lusanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lukas is recorded at frequency rank #32,059, classified as aname. lus is at rank #12,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ly\.
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 44672, this pair ranks #208,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lukas vs lus
Shared letters: lsu. Private to "Lukas": ak. Private to "lus": -.
"Lukas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lukas ← lkuas · llukas · luaks · lukass · lukkas · luksa · ulkas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lukas" for "lus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lukas" vs "lus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "Lukas" and "lus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lukas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lukas" and "lus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lamas vs Lukas". 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 #208,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.