# Lua vs luz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lua
*name · IPA /ˈluːə/ · frequency rank #42,247*
A lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.

### luz
*noun · frequency rank #27,908*
A small bone in the human spinal column, believed in Muslim and Jewish traditions to be the indestructible bone from which the body will be rebuilt at the time of resurrection.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-luz