luca

[ˈluka]

/[ˈluka]/ noun

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The verdict

“luca” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,282
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Millar, conjunto de mil unidades.

Corpus desk

Index ES-luca · luca · Spanish

luca · rank #13,282 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,282
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lourdes

Nearest frequency peer: Lourdes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “luca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “luca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

luca vs luz
50% similar
luca vs lux
50% similar
luca vs lui
50% similar

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

Key facts for luca
PropertyValue
Headwordluca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈluka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,282
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “luca”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.lucacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Lourdes” (#13,281), “Magallanes” (#13,283), “llenando” (#13,280). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “luca” va en #13,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around luca (IPA [ˈluka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,282 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for luca, with forms such as "lcua", "lluca", and "luac". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "luz", "lux", "lui", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is luca, spelled L-U-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Millar, conjunto de mil unidades.
  2. 2
    Mil unidades de una divisa.
  3. 3
    Sol, moneda de Perú.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Voy a apostar diez lucas verdes por mí.
  2. Oe mano, préstame 5 lucas para mi locrito.

Synonyms

lucrecia

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcua
  • lluca
  • luac
  • lucca
  • ulca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of luca - 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.

lcua2lluca1luac2lucca1ulca2
Edit distance from "luca"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "luca"?
"luca" is spelled L-U-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluka].
What does "luca" mean?
As a noun, "luca" means: Millar, conjunto de mil unidades.
What words are commonly confused with "luca"?
"luca" is commonly confused with "luz", "lux", "lui". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "luca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luca" is [ˈluka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luca" come from?
"luca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moro#13,294haha#13,265fire#13,250Facu#13,247

Similar misspelling depth

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

Stan5 variantszero5 variantsYuri5 variantsarde5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list