Español homophones
lei/ley
"ley" (#204 written frequency) beats "lei" (#9,485) in this 2-word /ˈlej/ cluster. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈlej/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "ley" leads at #204, with "lei" trailing at #9,485.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Single-letter fork: "lei" keeps i, "ley" writes y at letter 3.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across lei, ley: el. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
lei
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory eil · private i
ley
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory ely · private y
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "lei" when you mean: Corona de flores que adorna el cuello y que se obsequia al llegar o marchar como símbolo de afecto.
- Write "ley" when you mean: Disposición, regla o precepto dictado por la máxima autoridad.