lasciva
[laˈsiβ̞a]
The verdict
“lasciva” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,405 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,405
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de lascivo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lasciva |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [laˈsiβ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #70,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lasciva” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lasciva is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,405 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [laˈsiβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de lascivo.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lasciva, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lasciva, spelled L-A-S-C-I-V-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de lascivo.
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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Using “lasciva”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-S-C-I-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [laˈsiβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.