luminaria
noun
luminaria is spelled L-U-M-I-N-A-R-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, luminaria means “A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of luminaria is luminarias.
How many letters and syllables are in luminaria?
| Letters | 9: L-U-M-I-N-A-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 luminaria?
Luminaria appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 luminaria
- luminarias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does luminaria mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures.
- 2
A makeshift lantern used as a holiday decoration, especially in Hispanic culture.
- 3
plural of luminarium
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does luminaria come from?
Borrowed from Spanish luminaria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).