Fortune vs Luck
Wann du im Englischen was verwendest, mit Bedeutung, Register und Beispielen.
Fortune
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)B2noun
Luck
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A2noun
| Fortune | Luck | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 /["/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈfɔːrtʃən/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/lʌk/"]/🇺🇸 /["/lʌk/"]/ |
| Bedeutung | A lot of money or good luck. | Good fortune or chance that helps you. |
| Beispiel | She decided to test her fortune by playing the lottery. | I found a four-leaf clover, and I believe it brought me good luck! |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | B2 | A2 |
| Wortart | noun | noun |
| Kollokationen | considerable, 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, telling | 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, 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 |
| Antonyme | poverty, misfortune | misfortune, bad luck |
| Häufige Fehler | Confused 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 Verwendung | Used 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.