Ludo

noun

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"ludo" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ludo” is uncommon English (frequency #53,671 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,671
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A children's board game in which tokens are moved around a board.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ludo · Ludo · English

Ludo · rank #53,671 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,671
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lowlife

Nearest frequency peer: lowlife (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Ludo”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Ludo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ludo
PropertyValue
HeadwordLudo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,671
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Ludo” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Ludofalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “lowlife” (#53,669), “Longley” (#53,668), “lollapalooza” (#53,667). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Ludo” is #53,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ludo is uncommon English at frequency #53,671 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A children's board game in which tokens are moved around a board.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ludo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin lūdō (“I play”). The correct English form is Ludo, spelled L-U-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A children's board game in which tokens are moved around a board.

Etymology

From Latin lūdō (“I play”).

This word in other languages

parchís(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ludo"?
"Ludo" is spelled L-U-D-O.
What does "Ludo" mean?
As a noun, "Ludo" means: A children's board game in which tokens are moved around a board.
What is the origin of the word "Ludo"?
From Latin lūdō (“I play”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lodz#53,666Lexa#53,661minx#53,706MIPS#53,707

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list