luma

[ˈluma]

/[ˈluma]/ noun

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The verdict

“luma” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,138 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,138
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Amomyrtus luma) Árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas que habita en Chile y Argentina. El tronco es delgado y recto y su madera es muy dura y difícil de trabajar. Su fruto es una baya comestible (c...

Corpus desk

Index ES-luma · luma · Spanish

luma · rank #83,138 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,138
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luzardo

Nearest frequency peer: Luzardo (+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 “luma”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for luma
PropertyValue
Headwordluma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈluma]
Letters4
Frequency rank#83,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “luma” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lumacae 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: “Luzardo” (#83,139), “límbico” (#83,140), “líticos” (#83,141). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “luma” va en #83,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

luma is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,138 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈluma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

luma has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is luma, spelled L-U-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Amomyrtus luma) Árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas que habita en Chile y Argentina. El tronco es delgado y recto y su madera es muy dura y difícil de trabajar. Su fruto es una baya comestible (cauchagüe o cauchao) de color negro o morado que se usa para fabricar chicha.
  2. 2
    Herramienta de labranza de Chiloé, ya desusada, que cumplía la función de un arado. Estaba formada por un palo largo de luma₁ con la punta aguzada o herrada que se sostenía son ambas manos y se afirmaba en el pecho. Hecho esto se empujaba con todo el cuerpo para enterrarlo, al hacer palanca con un palo más pequeño que iba sobre el suelo, se podían levantar los tepes y dejar un agujero listo para plantar una papa.
  3. 3
    Especie de porra corta de madera que usaban los carabineros (policía uniformada) en Chile hasta principios del siglo XXI.

Synonyms

luma colorada

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 "luma"?
"luma" is spelled L-U-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluma].
What does "luma" mean?
As a noun, "luma" means: (Amomyrtus luma) Árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas que habita en Chile y Argentina. El tronco es delgado y recto y su madera es muy dura y difícil de trabajar. Su fruto es una baya comestible (c...
How do you pronounce "luma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luma" is [ˈluma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luma" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list