luxury

/ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/

//ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi// noun

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"luxury" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“luxury” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,959
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.

Corpus desk

Index EN-luxury · luxury · English

luxury · rank #3,959 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,959
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lips

Nearest frequency peer: lips (-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 “luxury”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “luxury” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

luxury vs Luxor
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for luxury
PropertyValue
Headwordluxury
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,959
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “luxury”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).luxurylands 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 “lips” (#3,958), “lyrics” (#3,960), “leather” (#3,957). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “luxury” is #3,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around luxury (IPA /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,959 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for luxury, with forms such as "lluxury", "luuxry", and "luxruy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Luxor", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”). The correct English form is luxury, spelled L-U-X-U-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
  2. 2
    Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
  3. 3
    Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
  4. 4
    Lustfulness; sexual desire or attraction.
  5. 5
    Copulation; the act or action of sex.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonyms: splendor, grandeur, grandness, decadence
  2. “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic? […]”

Etymology

From Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).

This word in other languages

lujo(Español)luxe(Français)Luxus(Deutsch)luxo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lluxury
  • luuxry
  • luxruy
  • luxurry
  • luxuryy
  • luxuyr
  • luxxury
  • lxuury
  • ulxury

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of luxury - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lluxury1luuxry2luxruy2luxurry1luxuryy1luxuyr2luxxury1lxuury2
Edit distance from "luxury"

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 "luxury"?
"luxury" is spelled L-U-X-U-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/.
What does "luxury" mean?
As a noun, "luxury" means: Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
What words are commonly confused with "luxury"?
"luxury" is commonly confused with "Luxor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "luxury"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luxury" is /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/. 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 "luxury"?
From Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”). 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 "luxury", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lyrics#3,960Johnny#3,954inches#3,951heroes#3,948

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

outcome9 variantspulling9 variantsranked9 variantsexpand9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list