luz

/[ˈlus]/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#469

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

luz is aSpanishnoun. It means: Radiación electromagnética visible al ojo humano. Pronounced [ˈlus]. It ranks #469 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with lx and lxs.

Key facts for luz
PropertyValue
Headwordluz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlus]
Letters3
Frequency rank#469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for luz is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlus]. Corpus data places it at rank #469 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for luz in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Spanish patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lx", "lxs", "luzca", 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 luz, spelled L-U-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Radiación electromagnética visible al ojo humano.
  2. 2
    Fuente que emite, transmite o deja pasar una radiación tal.
  3. 3
    Corriente eléctrica que se suministra a domicilio en las áreas urbanas.
  4. 4
    Persona o cosa que alcanza fama y notoriedad en su carrera.
  5. 5
    Claridad que la luz₁ del sol provoca.
  6. 6
    Sección interior de un cilindro.
  7. 7
    Distancia, en proyección horizontal, existente entre las columnas que sostienen una viga o un arco.
  8. 8
    Por extensión, espacio libre que queda en otras estructuras análogas a las columnas como por ejemplo el orificio de la matriz para embutir chapas en donde cabe el punzón.
  9. 9
    Radiación electromagnética, sea cual sea su ancho de banda.
  10. 10
    Punto de una imagen pictórica del que parece emanar la claridad que la alumbra.
  11. 11
    Bien que se usa para el pago de otros bienes y servicios y como unidad de medida de la riqueza.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #469 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "luz"?
"luz" is spelled L-U-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlus].
What does "luz" mean?
As a noun, "luz" means: Radiación electromagnética visible al ojo humano.
What words are commonly confused with "luz"?
"luz" is commonly confused with "lx", "lxs", "luzca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "luz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luz" is [ˈlus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luz" come from?
"luz" 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.