luire

\lɥiʁ\

/\lɥiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“luire” is uncommon French (frequency #85,892 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,892
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Émettre de la lumière.

Key facts for luire
PropertyValue
Headwordluire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lɥiʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “luire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). luire lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

luire is uncommon French at frequency #85,892 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \lɥiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for luire in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is luire, spelled L-U-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Émettre de la lumière.
  2. 2
    Émettre une douce lumière.
  3. 3
    Émettre une douce lumière.
  4. 4
    Jeter quelque éclat, réfléchir la lumière, en parlant des corps polis.
  5. 5
    Paraître comme un point lumineux dans l’esprit.

This word in other languages

shine(English)lucir(Español)leuchten(Deutsch)luzir(Português)

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 "luire"?
"luire" is spelled L-U-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɥiʁ\.
What does "luire" mean?
As a verb, "luire" means: Émettre de la lumière.
How do you pronounce "luire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luire" is \lɥiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luire" come from?
"luire" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “luire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-U-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lɥiʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list