ludus
noun
ludus is spelled L-U-D-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ludus means “A gladiatorial training school” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ludus is ludi.
How many letters and syllables are in ludus?
| Letters | 5: L-U-D-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ludus?
Ludus appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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).
Forms of ludus
- ludi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ludus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A gladiatorial training school.
- 2
A private school for teaching children reading, writing, arithmetic, and sometimes Greek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ludus come from?
Borrowed from Latin ludus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).