ludo

[ˈluð̞o]

/[ˈluð̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“ludo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,753 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,753
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juego de mesa para dos, tres o cuatro jugadores, cuyo objetivo es trasladar cuatro fichas desde una "casa" hasta una posición final, desplazándose para ello en un tablero con casillas mediante tira...

Corpus desk

Index ES-ludo · ludo · Spanish

ludo · rank #64,753 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,753
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lucerna

Nearest frequency peer: Lucerna (-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 “ludo”

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 “ludo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ludo
PropertyValue
Headwordludo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈluð̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,753
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ludo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ludocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Lucerna” (#64,752), “Luro” (#64,754), “loud” (#64,751). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “ludo” va en #64,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ludo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,753 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈluð̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juego de mesa para dos, tres o cuatro jugadores, cuyo objetivo es trasladar cuatro fichas desde una "casa" hasta una posición final, desplazándose para ello en un tablero con casillas mediante tira...".

Zero misspellings are on record for ludo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ludo, spelled L-U-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juego de mesa para dos, tres o cuatro jugadores, cuyo objetivo es trasladar cuatro fichas desde una "casa" hasta una posición final, desplazándose para ello en un tablero con casillas mediante tiradas de dados de seis caras.

Synonyms

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 "ludo"?
"ludo" is spelled L-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluð̞o].
What does "ludo" mean?
As a noun, "ludo" means: Juego de mesa para dos, tres o cuatro jugadores, cuyo objetivo es trasladar cuatro fichas desde una "casa" hasta una posición final, desplazándose para ello en un tablero con casillas mediante tira...
How do you pronounce "ludo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ludo" is [ˈluð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ludo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list