lux

[ˈluks]

/[ˈluks]/ noun

The verdict

“lux” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #23,482) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#23,482
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unidad derivada del Sistema Internacional de Unidades para la iluminancia o nivel de iluminación, equivalente a un lumen por metro cuadrado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lux · lux · Spanish

lux · rank #23,482 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,482
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lérida

Nearest frequency peer: Lérida (+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 “lux”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “lux” 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).

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

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

Key facts for lux
PropertyValue
Headwordlux
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈluks]
Letters3
Frequency rank#23,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “lux”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).luxcae 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 “Lérida” (#23,483), “logístico” (#23,480), “manco” (#23,485). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lux” va en #23,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lux is neighbouring look-alikes ("lx", "luz", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈluks]. Frequency #23,482 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Gloss: "Unidad derivada del Sistema Internacional de Unidades para la iluminancia o nivel de iluminación, equivalente a un lumen por metro cuadrado.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for lux in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lx", "luz", "lxs", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is lux, spelled L-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unidad derivada del Sistema Internacional de Unidades para la iluminancia o nivel de iluminación, equivalente a un lumen por metro cuadrado.

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 "lux"?
"lux" is spelled L-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluks].
What does "lux" mean?
As a noun, "lux" means: Unidad derivada del Sistema Internacional de Unidades para la iluminancia o nivel de iluminación, equivalente a un lumen por metro cuadrado.
What words are commonly confused with "lux"?
"lux" is commonly confused with "lx", "luz", "lxs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lux" is [ˈluks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lux" come from?
"lux" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list