lechuga

/[leˈt͡ʃuɣ̞a]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,629

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

lechuga is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Lactuca sativa) Planta compuesta, cultivada en huertas, cuyas hojas se comen en ensalada. Pronounced [leˈt͡ʃuɣ̞a]. Often confused with lectura and lechuza.

Key facts for lechuga
PropertyValue
Headwordlechuga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leˈt͡ʃuɣ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,629
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lechuga in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lechuga is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈt͡ʃuɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,629 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for lechuga, with forms such as "elchuga", "lcehuga", and "lecchuga". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "lectura", "lechuza", "lechugas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lechuga, spelled L-E-C-H-U-G-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Lactuca sativa) Planta compuesta, cultivada en huertas, cuyas hojas se comen en ensalada.
  2. 2
    Pliegue que hace una tela, imitando las hojas de la lechuga.
  3. 3
    Nombre dado al dólar estadounidense a juzgar por el color de las piezas.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elchuga,lcehuga,lecchuga,lechgua,lechhuga,lechuag,lechugga,lecuhga,lehcuga,llechuga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lechuga

Misspelling Variants of "lechuga"

elchuga7lcehuga7lecchuga8lechgua7lechhuga8lechuag7lechugga8lecuhga7
Misspelling Variants of "lechuga"

Frequency rank: #16,629 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lechuga"?
"lechuga" is spelled L-E-C-H-U-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈt͡ʃuɣ̞a].
What does "lechuga" mean?
As a noun, "lechuga" means: (Lactuca sativa) Planta compuesta, cultivada en huertas, cuyas hojas se comen en ensalada.
What words are commonly confused with "lechuga"?
"lechuga" is commonly confused with "lectura", "lechuza", "lechugas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lechuga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lechuga" is [leˈt͡ʃuɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lechuga" come from?
"lechuga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.