Which to use
“lure” and “lux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,019
- “lure” frequency rank
- #18,246
- “lux” frequency rank
- 66265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lure | lux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Leurre. | Unité de mesure d’éclairement lumineux du Système international, définie comme lumen par mètre carré, dont le symbole est lx. |
Where the eye mixes lure and lux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lure with lux
A purely visual mix-up. lure (\lʊər\) and lux (\lyks\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lure is recorded at frequency rank #48,019, classified as anoun, pronounced \lʊər\. lux is at rank #18,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lyks\.
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 66265, this pair ranks #68,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lure vs lux
Shared letters: lu. Private to "lure": er. Private to "lux": x.
"lure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lux" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lure ← llure · lrue · lurre · ulre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lure" and "lux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lure" or "lux"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lure" and "lux" 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 #68,557 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.