lechina

[leˈt͡ʃina]

/[leˈt͡ʃina]/ noun

The verdict

“lechina” 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) - Enfermedad contagiosa causada por el virus varicela-zoster, un virus de la familia de los herpesvirus que también es el causante del herpes zóster. Es una de las enfermedades clásicas de la infanci...

Key facts for lechina
PropertyValue
Headwordlechina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leˈt͡ʃina]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lechina” sits in Spanish frequency

lechina falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lechina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [leˈt͡ʃina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enfermedad contagiosa causada por el virus varicela-zoster, un virus de la familia de los herpesvirus que también es el causante del herpes zóster. Es una de las enfermedades clásicas de la infanci...".

Zero misspellings are on record for lechina in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is lechina, spelled L-E-C-H-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad contagiosa causada por el virus varicela-zoster, un virus de la familia de los herpesvirus que también es el causante del herpes zóster. Es una de las enfermedades clásicas de la infancia, que en los niños suele ser leve pero en adolescentes y adultos tiene mayor riesgo de complicaciones. La enfermedad dura alrededor de una semana.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lechina"?
"lechina" is spelled L-E-C-H-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈt͡ʃina].
What does "lechina" mean?
As a noun, "lechina" means: Enfermedad contagiosa causada por el virus varicela-zoster, un virus de la familia de los herpesvirus que también es el causante del herpes zóster. Es una de las enfermedades clásicas de la infanci...
How do you pronounce "lechina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lechina" is [leˈt͡ʃina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lechina" come from?
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Using “lechina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-C-H-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [leˈt͡ʃina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list