lambda
[ˈlãmbð̞a]
The verdict
“lambda” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,652 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,652
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de la letra λ, undécima del alfabeto griego, que corresponde a l del alfabeto latino.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lambda · lambda · Spanish
lambda · rank #53,652 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,652
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH Lacoste
Nearest frequency peer: Lacoste (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “lambda”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- labura
labura
46,351 corpus weight
- Lacoste
Lacoste
46,350 corpus weight
- lambda
lambda
46,349 corpus weight
- lanzaría
lanzaría
46,347 corpus weight
- lastimando
lastimando
46,346 corpus weight
- lastimo
lastimo
46,345 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lambda” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lambda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlãmbð̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,652 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lambda” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lambda is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,652 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlãmbð̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de la letra λ, undécima del alfabeto griego, que corresponde a l del alfabeto latino.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lambda, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is lambda, spelled L-A-M-B-D-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre de la letra λ, undécima del alfabeto griego, que corresponde a l del alfabeto latino.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lambda appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
no investigamos en el verbo bálló cuál de las dos lambdas se pierde en el futuro
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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