lechuza
Spanish, noun/leˈt͡ʃuθa/
lechuza is spelled L-E-C-H-U-Z-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,968th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lechuza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “owl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre común de las aves rapaces nocturnas estrigiformes, en el que figuran además búhos, autillos, mochuelos…”.
What does lechuza mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineowl
- 2
femininebarn owl (any species of owl from the family Tytonidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nombre común de las aves rapaces nocturnas estrigiformes, en el que figuran además búhos, autillos, mochuelos y tucúqueres. Se distinguen de los búhos en que no presentan plumas alargadas en forma de orejas sobre su cabeza. 2. Mujer de vida nocturna, especialmente una prostituta.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lechuza
- lechuzas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lechuza?
- /leˈt͡ʃuθa/
- [leˈt͡ʃu.θa]
- /leˈt͡ʃusa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lechuza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lechuza in Spanish?
lechuza appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).