# Luxor

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlʌksɔː/ · frequency rank #42,756

## Definitions
1. A city in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes.
2. A governorate of Egypt.

## Etymology
From Arabic الْأُقْصُر (al-ʔuqṣur).

## Easily confused with
- **Luzon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luxor-vs-luzon)
- **luxury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luxor-vs-luxury)
- **lux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lux-vs-luxor)
- **Luo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luo-vs-luxor)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lor-vs-luxor)
- **luxe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luxe-vs-luxor)
- **Lugo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lugo-vs-luxor)
- **labor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labor-vs-luxor)
- **lunar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lunar-vs-luxor)
- **Luton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luton-vs-luxor)
- **luger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luger-vs-luxor)

## Common misspellings (7)
`lluxor`, `luoxr`, `luxorr`, `luxro`, `luxxor`, `lxuor`, `ulxor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/luxor