leas

[ˈleas]

/[ˈleas]/ verb

The verdict

“leas” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #14,168) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#14,168
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de leer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-leas · leas · Spanish

leas · rank #14,168 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,168
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ismael

Nearest frequency peer: Ismael (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “leas”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “leas” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

leas vs los
50% similar
leas vs les
75% similar
leas vs ley
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for leas
PropertyValue
Headwordleas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈleas]
Letters4
Frequency rank#14,168
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “leas”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).leascae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Ismael” (#14,167), “lesa” (#14,169), “intensos” (#14,166). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “leas” va en #14,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for leas is neighbouring look-alikes ("los", "les", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈleas]. Frequency #14,168 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de leer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for leas, with forms such as "laes", "leass", and "lleas". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "los", "les", "ley", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is leas, spelled L-E-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de leer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • laes
  • leass
  • lleas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

laes2leass1lleas1
Edit distance from "leas"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leas"?
"leas" is spelled L-E-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleas].
What does "leas" mean?
As a verb, "leas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de leer.
What words are commonly confused with "leas"?
"leas" is commonly confused with "los", "les", "ley". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leas" is [ˈleas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leas" come from?
"leas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "leas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list