Velux

noun

"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

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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.

Key facts for Velux
PropertyValue
HeadwordVelux
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Velux” in English

Veluxranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    A skylight or roof window, especially one manufactured by the VELUX company.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Velux"?
"Velux" is spelled V-E-L-U-X.
What does "Velux" mean?
As a noun, "Velux" means: A skylight or roof window, especially one manufactured by the VELUX company.
What is the origin of the word "Velux"?
From a trademark. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list