lui

[ˈlwi]

/[ˈlwi]/ verb

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The verdict

“lui” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #36,659) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#36,659
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de luir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lui · lui · Spanish

lui · rank #36,659 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,659
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lujosas

Nearest frequency peer: lujosas (+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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “lui”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “lui” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

lui vs lx
33% similar
lui vs luz
67% similar
lui vs lux
67% similar

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

Key facts for lui
PropertyValue
Headwordlui
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlwi]
Letters3
Frequency rank#36,659
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “lui”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lujosas” (#36,660), “Lozada” (#36,657), “losas” (#36,656). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lui” va en #36,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lui is neighbouring look-alikes ("lx", "luz", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈlwi]. Frequency #36,659 among 2,069 “L” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lui, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lx", "luz", "lux", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 lui, spelled L-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de luir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de luir.

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 "lui"?
"lui" is spelled L-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlwi].
What does "lui" mean?
As a verb, "lui" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de luir.
What words are commonly confused with "lui"?
"lui" is commonly confused with "lx", "luz", "lux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lui" is [ˈlwi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lui" come from?
"lui" 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 "lui", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

jai#36,631pig#36,747PNB#36,756psi#36,774

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list