Lua
/ˈluːə/
"lua" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lua” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #42,247 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #42,247
- frequency rank, English
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lua |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈluːə/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #42,247 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lua” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Lua is 3 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈluːə/. Corpus data places it at rank #42,247 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Lua in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LV", "lx", "LZ", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Portuguese lua (“moon”). The correct English form is Lua, spelled L-U-A.
Definition
- 1A lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.
Etymology
From Portuguese lua (“moon”).
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Lua”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈluːə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “LV” - see the side-by-side comparison. Lua vs LV
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.