luma
lu·ma/ˈluma/noun
luma is spelled L-U-M-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables (lu·ma). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, luma means “A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of luma is lumas.
How many letters and syllables are in luma?
| Letters | 4: L-U-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lu·ma |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is luma?
Luma appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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).
How do you pronounce luma?
- /ˈluma/
Luma has 2 syllables, split lu·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with luma?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as luma.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alum, maul, malu.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of luma
- lumas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does luma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.
- 2
The brightness in an image, as opposed to the saturation or chroma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does luma come from?
From Armenian լումա (luma). Doublet of nummus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).