Which to use
“lung” and “lure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,871
- “lung” frequency rank
- #48,019
- “lure” frequency rank
- 94890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lung | lure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poumon. | Leurre. |
Where the eye mixes lung and lure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lung (CVCC) and lure (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lung and lure
A purely visual mix-up. lung (\lʌŋ\) and lure (\lʊər\) 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 94890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lung is recorded at frequency rank #46,871, classified as anoun, pronounced \lʌŋ\. lure is at rank #48,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lʊər\.
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 94890, this pair ranks #1,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lung vs lure
Shared letters: lu. Private to "lung": gn. Private to "lure": er.
"lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lung" and "lure" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lung" or "lure"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lung" and "lure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar 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 #1,358 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.