Lucca

\ˈluk.ka\

/\ˈluk.ka\/ name

The verdict

“Lucca” is uncommon French (frequency #70,803 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,803
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lucques, commune et ville de la région de Toscane en Italie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lucca · Lucca · French

Lucca · rank #70,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,803
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lotta

Nearest frequency peer: lotta (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Lucca »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Lucca » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lucca
PropertyValue
HeadwordLucca
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈluk.ka\
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Lucca » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Luccatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « lotta » (#70,802), « lolilol » (#70,801), « léontine » (#70,805). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lucca » est au #70,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lucca is uncommon French at frequency #70,803 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈluk.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Lucca doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Lucca, spelled L-U-C-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lucques, commune et ville de la région de Toscane en Italie.
  2. 2
    province autour de cette ville.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Lucca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La città di Lucca è divisa in tre parti, delle quali l'una è nominata da S. Manine, l'altra da S. Paolino, e la terza da S. Salvadore.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lucca"?
"Lucca" is spelled L-U-C-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈluk.ka\.
What does "Lucca" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lucca" means: Lucques, commune et ville de la région de Toscane en Italie.
How do you pronounce "Lucca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lucca" is \ˈluk.ka\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lucca" come from?
"Lucca" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list