Velux
"velux" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Velux” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A skylight or roof window, especially one manufactured by the VELUX company.
Corpus desk
Index EN-velux · Velux · English
Velux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Velux |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Velux” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Velux is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A skylight or roof window, especially one manufactured by the VELUX company.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Velux in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From a trademark. The correct English form is Velux, spelled V-E-L-U-X.
Definition
- 1A skylight or roof window, especially one manufactured by the VELUX company.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Velux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On the north side, he raised and classicised the stair tower window and replaced veluxes in the low-sweeping roof with a pair of piended (hipped) dormers.
With proper insulation and a few veluxes I could make more rooms up here — more money-earning 'chambres d'hotes'.
Etymology
From a trademark.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.