lugar

[luˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[luˈɣ̞aɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“lugar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#122
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espacio que puede ser ocupado por un objeto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lugar · lugar · Spanish

lugar · rank #122 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #122
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH ellos

Nearest frequency peer: ellos (-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 “lugar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lugar” 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).

lugar vs Luna
40% similar
lugar vs Lugo
40% similar
lugar vs lupa
60% similar

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

Key facts for lugar
PropertyValue
Headwordlugar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[luˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#122
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lugar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lugarcae 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 “ellos” (#121), “creo” (#123), “durante” (#120). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lugar” va en #122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lugar (IPA [luˈɣ̞aɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #122 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lugar, with forms such as "lguar", "llugar", and "luagr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Luna", "Lugo", "lupa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lugar, spelled L-U-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espacio que puede ser ocupado por un objeto.
  2. 2
    Ubicación particular en el espacio.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, posición que se ocupa en una serie o sistema.
  4. 4
    una casa u hogar.
  5. 5
    Una ciudad o grupo de casas.
  6. 6
    La posición de un competidor en un concurso.
  7. 7
    La posición de un miembro de un deporte de equipo.

Synonyms

volumensitioparaje

This word in other languages

place(English)place(Français)Stelle(Deutsch)lugar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lguar
  • llugar
  • luagr
  • lugarr
  • luggar
  • lugra
  • ulgar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lugar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lguar2llugar1luagr2lugarr1luggar1lugra2ulgar2
Edit distance from "lugar"

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 "lugar"?
"lugar" is spelled L-U-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [luˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "lugar" mean?
As a noun, "lugar" means: Espacio que puede ser ocupado por un objeto.
What words are commonly confused with "lugar"?
"lugar" is commonly confused with "Luna", "Lugo", "lupa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lugar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lugar" is [luˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lugar" come from?
"lugar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ellos#121hecho#125tener#118había#117

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

quiero7 variantsaunque7 variantsantes7 variantscuenta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list