luis

\lɥi\

/\lɥi\/ verb

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The verdict

“luis” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,627
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de luire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-luis · luis · French

luis · rank #6,627 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,627
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH littéraires

Nearest frequency peer: littéraires (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « luis »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « luis » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

luis vs lus
75% similar
luis vs lys
50% similar
luis vs lux
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for luis
PropertyValue
Headwordluis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lɥi\
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,627
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « luis »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.luisse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « littéraires » (#6,626), « légitimité » (#6,628), « lisez » (#6,625). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « luis » est au #6,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around luis (IPA \lɥi\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,627 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for luis, with forms such as "lius", "lluis", and "luiss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lus", "lys", "lux", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is luis, spelled L-U-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de luire.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de luire.
  3. 3
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de luire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lius
  • lluis
  • luiss
  • lusi
  • ulis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of luis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lius2lluis1luiss1lusi2ulis2
Edit distance from "luis"

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 "luis"?
"luis" is spelled L-U-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɥi\.
What does "luis" mean?
As a verb, "luis" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de luire.
What words are commonly confused with "luis"?
"luis" is commonly confused with "lus", "lys", "lux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "luis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luis" is \lɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luis" come from?
"luis" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

juré#6,624Cuba#6,600airs#6,583sida#6,557

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

basses5 variantssaga5 variantsLisa5 variantsnoix5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list