lechuga
[leˈt͡ʃuɣ̞a]
The verdict
“lechuga” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #16,629 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,629
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Lactuca sativa) Planta compuesta, cultivada en huertas, cuyas hojas se comen en ensalada.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lechuga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [leˈt͡ʃuɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,629 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lechuga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lechuga is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lechuga, with forms such as "elchuga", "lcehuga", and "lecchuga". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "lectura", "lechuza", "lechugas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is lechuga, spelled L-E-C-H-U-G-A.
Definition
- 1(Lactuca sativa) Planta compuesta, cultivada en huertas, cuyas hojas se comen en ensalada.
- 2Pliegue que hace una tela, imitando las hojas de la lechuga.
- 3Nombre dado al dólar estadounidense a juzgar por el color de las piezas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elchuga,lcehuga,lecchuga,lechgua,lechhuga,lechuag,lechugga,lecuhga,lehcuga,llechuga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lechuga - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “lechuga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-C-H-U-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leˈt͡ʃuɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lectura” - see the side-by-side comparison. lechuga vs lectura
- 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.