lugar

\luˈɣaɾ\

/\luˈɣaɾ\/ noun

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The verdict

“lugar” is uncommon French (frequency #99,310 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,310
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu, endroit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lugar · lugar · French

lugar · rank #99,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,310
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH luminothérapie

Nearest frequency peer: luminothérapie (+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 « lugar »

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 « lugar » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lugar
PropertyValue
Headwordlugar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\luˈɣaɾ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lugar » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lugartombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « luminothérapie » (#99,311), « Lunebourg » (#99,312), « lusophones » (#99,314). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lugar » est au #99,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lugar is uncommon French at frequency #99,310 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \luˈɣaɾ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

lugar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lugar, spelled L-U-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu, endroit.
  2. 2
    Emplacement.
  3. 3
    Place.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un hombre rubio, que parecía alemán, estudiaba el lugar con un ojo cerrado.
  2. Esta vez llevaban un catalejo (...) «La ciencia ha eliminado las distancias», pregonaba Melquíades. «Dentro de poco, el hombre podrá ver lo que ocurre en cualquier lugar de la tierra, sin moverse de su casa».

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 "lugar"?
"lugar" is spelled L-U-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \luˈɣaɾ\.
What does "lugar" mean?
As a noun, "lugar" means: Lieu, endroit.
How do you pronounce "lugar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lugar" is \luˈɣaɾ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lugar" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

luter#99,315loche#99,300lider#99,288leech#99,282

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list