lechosa

[leˈt͡ʃosa]

/[leˈt͡ʃosa]/ noun

The verdict

“lechosa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,298 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,298
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Papaya.

Key facts for lechosa
PropertyValue
Headwordlechosa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leˈt͡ʃosa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,298
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lechosa” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lechosa lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lechosa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,298 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [leˈt͡ʃosa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Papaya.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for lechosa in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lechosa, spelled L-E-C-H-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Papaya.

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 "lechosa"?
"lechosa" is spelled L-E-C-H-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈt͡ʃosa].
What does "lechosa" mean?
As a noun, "lechosa" means: Papaya.
How do you pronounce "lechosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lechosa" is [leˈt͡ʃosa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lechosa" come from?
"lechosa" 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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Using “lechosa”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-C-H-O-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [leˈt͡ʃosa] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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