Fortune vs Luck

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Fortune

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)B2noun

Luck

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A2noun
 FortuneLuck
Aussprache🇬🇧 /["/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈfɔːrtʃən/"]/🇬🇧 /["/lʌk/"]/🇺🇸 /["/lʌk/"]/
BedeutungA lot of money or good luck.Good fortune or chance that helps you.
BeispielShe decided to test her fortune by playing the lottery.I found a four-leaf clover, and I believe it brought me good luck!
RegisterNeutralNeutral
Wie häufigTop 1.000 (sehr häufig)Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
CEFR-NiveauB2A2
Wortartnounnoun
Kollokationenconsiderable, enormous, great, accumulate, acquire, amass, hunter, fortune from, fortune in, fortune on, fame and fortune, heir to a fortune, heiress to a fortune, good, bad, ill, piece, stroke, have, bring (somebody), be on somebody’s side, favour/​favor somebody, smile on somebody, as good fortune would have it, a change in fortune, a change of fortune, declining, flagging, changing, boost, improve, revive, change, fluctuate, improve, a reversal of fortune, a reversal of fortunes, read, tell, teller, tellingbetter, good, great, piece, stroke, have, bring (somebody), give somebody, desert somebody, run out, continue, by… luck, for luck, in luck, as luck would have it, beginner’s luck, better luck next time, better, good, great, piece, stroke, have, bring (somebody), give somebody, desert somebody, run out, continue, by… luck, for luck, in luck, as luck would have it, beginner’s luck, better luck next time
Antonymepoverty, misfortunemisfortune, bad luck
Häufige FehlerConfused with 'fortuitous' — relates to chance, not wealth., Placing 'a' before 'fortune' when referencing large amounts, e.g., 'a fortune' not 'fortune'.Confused with 'luckily' as it may change the sentence structure., Used in plural form 'lucks', which is incorrect., Misused as a verb, e.g., 'to luck something.'
Hinweise zur VerwendungUsed in contexts related to wealth or luck. Not typically used in formal business conversations.Used in general conversation about events or situations. Can be positive or negative (e.g., 'good luck' or 'bad luck'). Not usually used in very formal contexts.

Häufige Fragen: Fortune vs Luck

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Fortune und Luck?

Fortune: A lot of money or good luck. Luck: Good fortune or chance that helps you.

Sind Fortune und Luck auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

Fortune: B2, Luck: A2 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Kann ich Fortune und Luck austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Fortune und Luck sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.

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