lenga
noun
lenga is spelled L-E-N-G-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Lenga, the name). As a noun, lenga means “A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name Nothofagus pumilio” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lenga is lengas.
How many letters and syllables are in lenga?
| Letters | 5: L-E-N-G-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lenga?
Lenga appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Lenga, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with lenga?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lenga.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: angel, angle, glean, genal.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lenga
- lengas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lenga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name Nothofagus pumilio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lenga in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Nothofagus pumilio:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | lenga |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lenga come from?
From Mapudungun lenga, via Spanish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).