lechuza
[leˈt͡ʃusa]
The verdict
“lechuza” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,189
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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 ...
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 | lechuza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [leˈt͡ʃusa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #37,189 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lechuza” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around lechuza (IPA [leˈt͡ʃusa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,189 among 17,327 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lechuza, with forms such as "elchuza", "lcehuza", and "lecchuza". 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", "lechuga", "lechera", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lechuza, spelled L-E-C-H-U-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre 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.
- 2Mujer de vida nocturna, especialmente una prostituta.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elchuza
- lcehuza
- lecchuza
- lechhuza
- lechuaz
- lechuzza
- lechzua
- lecuhza
- lehcuza
- llechuza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lechuza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “lechuza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-C-H-U-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leˈt͡ʃusa] (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. lechuza vs lectura
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.