luminaire
/ˌluːməˈnɛɹ/noun
luminaire is spelled L-U-M-I-N-A-I-R-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, luminaire means “An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of luminaire is luminaires.
How many letters and syllables are in luminaire?
| Letters | 9: L-U-M-I-N-A-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 luminaire?
Luminaire appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 luminaire?
- US /ˌluːməˈnɛɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with luminaire?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as luminaire from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹ/):
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 luminaire
- luminaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does luminaire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does luminaire come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French luminaire. Doublet of luminary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).