lud

/lut/

//lut// noun

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The verdict

“lud” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,150 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,150
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona, ser humano

Corpus desk

Index ES-lud · lud · Spanish

lud · rank #81,150 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,150
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lujuriosa

Nearest frequency peer: lujuriosa (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “lud”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lud” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lud
PropertyValue
Headwordlud
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lut/
Letters3
Frequency rank#81,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “lud” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ludcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “lujuriosa” (#81,151), “lujurioso” (#81,152), “lícitos” (#81,153). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lud” va en #81,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lud is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,150 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lut/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona, ser humano".

lud has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is lud, spelled L-U-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona, ser humano

Synonyms

człowiek

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 "lud"?
"lud" is spelled L-U-D. The IPA pronunciation is /lut/.
What does "lud" mean?
As a noun, "lud" means: Persona, ser humano
How do you pronounce "lud"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lud" is /lut/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lud" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ler#81,131jou#81,102neh#81,238ili#81,060

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list