Which to use
“luces” and “lujos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,893
- “luces” frequency rank
- #18,888
- “lujos” frequency rank
- 21781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | luces | lujos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de luz. | Forma del plural de lujo. |
Where the eye mixes luces and lujos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses luces with lujos
A purely visual mix-up. luces ([ˈluses]) and lujos ([ˈluxos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
luces is recorded at frequency rank #2,893, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈluses]. lujos is at rank #18,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈluxos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21781, this pair ranks #253,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of luces vs lujos
Shared letters: lsu. Private to "luces": ce. Private to "lujos": jo.
"luces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lujos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "luces" and "lujos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "luces" or "lujos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "luces" and "lujos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "luces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lujos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "luces" and "lujos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lujos vs luso". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #253,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.