noun · #420
light
Example: Enciende la luz, por favor.
Turn on the light, please.
Spanish → English
la luz
la luz is Spanish for light.
What la luz means
How common is it?
la luz is ranked #420 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to la luz — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la paz — peace
- la fuerza — strength, force
- el color — colour
- el sol — sun
- la lluvia — rain
- el invierno — winter
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22