Luxembourg

/ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/

//ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ// name

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"luxembourg" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Luxembourg” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,558
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg.

Corpus desk

Index EN-luxembourg · Luxembourg · English

Luxembourg · rank #13,558 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,558
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH libertarian

Nearest frequency peer: libertarian (-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 “Luxembourg”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Luxembourg” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luxembourg
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuxembourg
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,558
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Luxembourg”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Luxembourglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “libertarian” (#13,557), “majestic” (#13,559), “lea” (#13,556). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Luxembourg” is #13,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Luxembourg (IPA /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,558 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Luxembourg, with forms such as "lluxembourg", "luexmbourg", and "luxebmourg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz. Piecewise doublet of Littleborough and Littlebury. The correct English form is Luxembourg, spelled L-U-X-E-M-B-O-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg.
  2. 2
    A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
  3. 3
    The capital city of Luxembourg.
  4. 4
    One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Luxembourg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy.

Etymology

From Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz. Piecewise doublet of Littleborough and Littlebury.

This word in other languages

Luxemburgo(Español)Luxembourg(Français)Luxemburg(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lluxembourg
  • luexmbourg
  • luxebmourg
  • luxembbourg
  • luxemborug
  • luxembougr
  • luxembourgg
  • luxembourrg
  • luxembuorg
  • luxemmbourg
  • luxemoburg
  • luxmebourg
  • luxxembourg
  • lxuembourg
  • ulxembourg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Luxembourg - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lluxembourg1luexmbourg2luxebmourg2luxembbourg1luxemborug2luxembougr2luxembourgg1luxembourrg1
Edit distance from "Luxembourg"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Luxembourg"?
"Luxembourg" is spelled L-U-X-E-M-B-O-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/.
What does "Luxembourg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Luxembourg" means: A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg.
What are common misspellings of "Luxembourg"?
Common misspellings include "lluxembourg", "luexmbourg", "luxebmourg", "luxembbourg", "luxemborug". The correct spelling is "Luxembourg".
How do you pronounce "Luxembourg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luxembourg" is /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Luxembourg"?
From Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz. Piecewise doublet of Littleborough and Littlebury. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Luxembourg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list