Fortune vs Luck

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Fortune

Top 1000 (muy común) B2 noun

Luck

Top 1000 (muy común) A2 noun

	Fortune	Luck
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈfɔːrtʃən/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/lʌk/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/lʌk/"]/
Significado	A lot of money or good luck.	Good fortune or chance that helps you.
Ejemplo	She decided to test her fortune by playing the lottery.	I found a four-leaf clover, and I believe it brought me good luck!
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	B2	A2
Categoría gramatical	noun	noun
Colocaciones	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
Antónimos	poverty, misfortune	misfortune, bad luck
Errores comunes	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.'
Notas de uso	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.

Preguntas frecuentes: Fortune vs Luck

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Fortune y Luck?

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

¿Cuál es más avanzada: Fortune y Luck?

Fortune es la de nivel más alto, en B2, en la escala CEFR.

¿Fortune y Luck tienen el mismo nivel CEFR?

Fortune: B2, Luck: A2 en la escala CEFR.

¿Qué categoría gramatical son Fortune y Luck?

Fortune: noun, Luck: noun.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Fortune: She decided to test her fortune by playing the lottery. Luck: I found a four-leaf clover, and I believe it brought me good luck!

¿Puedo usar Fortune y Luck indistintamente?

No siempre. Fortune y Luck están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.