Luxor

[ˈlʊksoːɐ̯]

/[ˈlʊksoːɐ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Luxor” is uncommon German (frequency #58,064 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,064
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Ägypten

Corpus desk

Index DE-luxor · Luxor · German

Luxor · rank #58,064 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,064
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luv

Nearest frequency peer: Luv (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Luxor“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Luxor“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luxor
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuxor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlʊksoːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,064
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Luxor“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Luxorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luv“ (#58,063), „Lämpchen“ (#58,065), „lukrativer“ (#58,062). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Luxor“ bei #58,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luxor is uncommon German at frequency #58,064 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlʊksoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in Ägypten".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Luxor, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Luxor, spelled L-U-X-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Ägypten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Luxor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Auf dem Weg zurück nach Luxor ankert das Schiff am Pier von Esna, einer Stadt wie aus 1001 Nacht.“
  2. „Der Fluss strömte dadurch sanfter und besaß nicht mehr die Kraft, um im Tal von Luxor ständig sein Bett zu verändern.“

This word in other languages

Luxor(English)Louxor(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Luxor"?
"Luxor" is spelled L-U-X-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊksoːɐ̯].
What does "Luxor" mean?
As a proper noun, "Luxor" means: Stadt in Ägypten
How do you pronounce "Luxor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luxor" is [ˈlʊksoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luxor" come from?
"Luxor" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Luxor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Leuna#58,054laude#58,047Laila#58,045mehre#58,087

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list