Luka
"luka" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Luka” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,571
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.
Corpus desk
Index EN-luka · Luka · English
Luka · rank #21,571 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,571
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Lukas
Nearest frequency peer: Lukas (+1 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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Luka”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- lotto
lotto
78,433 corpus weight
- lovable
lovable
78,432 corpus weight
- Luka
Luka
78,430 corpus weight
- Lukas
Lukas
78,429 corpus weight
- Lyndon
Lyndon
78,428 corpus weight
- MacArthur
MacArthur
78,426 corpus weight
What this shows “Luka” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | Luka |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #21,571 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Luka”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Luka, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,571 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Luka, with forms such as "lkua", "lluka", and "luak". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lux", "luv", "luz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the common Slavic (Macedonian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian, etc) male given name Luka and from Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas. The correct English form is Luka, spelled L-U-K-A.
Definition
- 1A male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.
- 2A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Лука́ (Luká).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Luka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My name is Luka / I live on the second floor / I live upstairs from you / Yes I think you've seen me before
The trailer for the documentary about killer Luka Magnotta doesn’t show anything graphic, but it contains clips of him handling kittens. The trailer goes on to explain that Magnotta gruesomely abuses these kittens.
Etymology
From the common Slavic (Macedonian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian, etc) male given name Luka and from Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lkua
- lluka
- luak
- lukka
- ulka
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Luka - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Luka", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).