lamprea
[lãmˈpɾea]
The verdict
“lamprea” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre común a unas cuarenta especies de cordados de la familia de los petromizóntidos (Petromyzontidae), sin mandíbulas afines a los peces, de cuerpo redondo, que se pegan a otras especies de pece...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lamprea |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lãmˈpɾea] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lamprea” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lamprea is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lãmˈpɾea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for lamprea in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lamprea, spelled L-A-M-P-R-E-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre común a unas cuarenta especies de cordados de la familia de los petromizóntidos (Petromyzontidae), sin mandíbulas afines a los peces, de cuerpo redondo, que se pegan a otras especies de peces y mamíferos para alimentarse de su sangre y líquidos corporales.
- 2(Petromyzon marinus) Ciclóstomo marino del Atlántico que desova en los ríos. De aspecto similar a la anguila, sin mandíbula (agnato), de cuerpo redondo, sin escamas, mide hasta un metro de largo, y pesa normalmente unos dos kilos y medio. Es un parásito de otros peces y de mamíferos marinos, a los cuales se adhiere fuertemente y de los que se alimenta succionándoles sus líquidos corporales. Es comestible.
- 3(Lampetra fluviatilis) Mide unos 50 cm. Comestible, requiere ser limpiada de un moco tóxico que la recubre.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lamprea”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-M-P-R-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [lãmˈpɾea] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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