lightsaber
light·sa·ber/ˈlaɪtˌseɪ.bɚ/noun
lightsaber is a noun meaning “A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-I-G-H-T-S-A-B-E-R and has 3 syllables (light·sa·ber), and it appears about once in every 1 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of lightsaber is lightsabers.
What does lightsaber mean?
noun
- 1
A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy.
- 2
A real-world toy, prop, or device fashioned after the fictional lightsaber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce lightsaber?
- UK /ˈlaɪtˌseɪ.bə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈlaɪtˌseɪ.bɚ/
Lightsaber has 3 syllables, split light·sa·ber in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lightsaber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lightsaber
- lightsabers plural
- light saber
- lightsabre
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is lightsaber?
Lightsaber appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with lightsaber
Also written: light saber (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
How do you abbreviate lightsaber?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of lightsaber: saber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lightsaber in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a fictional type of sword:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sabre laser, sabre-laser, sabrolaser |
| German | Lichtschwert, Laserschwert |
| Portuguese | sabre de luz |
| Spanish | sable de luz, sable láser, espada de luz, espada láser |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lightsaber come from?
From light + saber; coined by American filmmaker and philanthropist George Lucas for the Star Wars film franchise. First mentioned in the film Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV–A New Hope) which was released on May 25, 1977.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).