# Lua

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈluːə/ · frequency rank #42,247

## Definitions
1. A lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.

## Etymology
From Portuguese lua (“moon”).

## Easily confused with
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lv)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lz)
- **lux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lux)
- **lug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lug)
- **luv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-luv)
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lyn)
- **luz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-luz)
- **Lui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lui)
- **Luo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-luo)
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lye)
- **lun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lun)
- **Luk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-luk)
- **lul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lul)
- **lum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lum)
- **luck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-luck)
- **Luke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-luke)
- **lung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lung)
- **Lucy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lucy)
- **Luis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-luis)

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