least
/liːst/
The verdict
“least” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,129 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,129
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El más pequeño, la más pequeña.
Corpus desk
Index ES-least · least · Spanish
least · rank #60,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,129
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH liberta
Nearest frequency peer: liberta (+2 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 “least”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- landon
landon
39,875 corpus weight
- least
least
39,872 corpus weight
- liberta
liberta
39,870 corpus weight
- libri
libri
39,869 corpus weight
- licuados
licuados
39,868 corpus weight
- lien
lien
39,867 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “least” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | least |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /liːst/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “least” en español
Rare enough to double-check
least is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,129 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /liːst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for least, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is least, spelled L-E-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1El más pequeño, la más pequeña.
- 2Mínimo.
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).