lascivia
[laˈsiβ̞ja]
The verdict
“lascivia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,058 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,058
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deseo ardiente y censurable.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lascivia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laˈsiβ̞ja] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #90,058 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lascivia” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lascivia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,058 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [laˈsiβ̞ja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lascivia 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is lascivia, spelled L-A-S-C-I-V-I-A.
Definition
- 1Deseo ardiente y censurable.
- 2En particular, deseo sexual
Synonyms
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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 “lascivia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-S-C-I-V-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [laˈsiβ̞ja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.