# Leyte

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈleɪ̯.tɛ/ · frequency rank #38,942

## Definitions
1. An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines
2. A province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tacloban
3. A municipality of the province of Leyte, Philippines.

## Easily confused with
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyte-vs-lye)
- **lite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyte-vs-lite)
- **Lyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyte-vs-lyle)
- **Lyme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyte-vs-lyme)
- **lute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyte-vs-lute)
- **lyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyte-vs-lyre)
- **lotte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyte-vs-lotte)
- **Leyton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyte-vs-leyton)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/let-vs-leyte)
- **lee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lee-vs-leyte)
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ley-vs-leyte)
- **left** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/left-vs-leyte)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/late-vs-leyte)
- **lets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lets-vs-leyte)
- **lent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lent-vs-leyte)
- **lest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lest-vs-leyte)
- **Leto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leto-vs-leyte)
- **leave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leave-vs-leyte)
- **lease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lease-vs-leyte)
- **ledge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ledge-vs-leyte)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elyte`, `letye`, `leyet`, `leytte`, `leyyte`, `lleyte`, `lyete`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leyte