Luque

/[ˈluke]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,551

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Luque is aSpanishname. It means: Apellido de origen andaluz. Pronounced [ˈluke]. Often confused with Luce and Luke.

Key facts for Luque
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈluke]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,551
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Luque in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Luque is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈluke]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,551 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Luque, with forms such as "lluque", "lquue", and "luqeu". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Luce", "Luke", "Lupe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Luque, spelled L-U-Q-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido de origen andaluz.
  2. 2
    Pueblo de la provincia de Córdoba, en España.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lluque,lquue,luqeu,luqque,luuqe,ulque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Luque

Misspelling Variants of "Luque"

lluque6lquue5luqeu5luqque6luuqe5ulque5
Misspelling Variants of "Luque"

Frequency rank: #24,551 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Luque"?
"Luque" is spelled L-U-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluke].
What does "Luque" mean?
As a name, "Luque" means: Apellido de origen andaluz.
What words are commonly confused with "Luque"?
"Luque" is commonly confused with "Luce", "Luke", "Lupe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Luque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luque" is [ˈluke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luque" come from?
"Luque" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.