lector

/[lekˈt̪oɾ]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,638

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

lector is anSpanishadj. It means: Que lee o tiene el hábito de la lectura. Pronounced [lekˈt̪oɾ]. It ranks #3,638 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Leto and lento.

Key facts for lector
PropertyValue
Headwordlector
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[lekˈt̪oɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,638
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lector is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lekˈt̪oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,638 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for lector, with forms such as "elctor", "lcetor", and "lecctor". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Leto", "lento", "licor", 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 lector, spelled L-E-C-T-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que lee o tiene el hábito de la lectura.
  2. 2
    Que lee en voz alta.
  3. 3
    Referido a un dispositivo electrónico; que procesa la información de un determinado soporte para convertirla en un tipo de señal que permita su reproducción. Lector de DVD.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elctor,lcetor,lecctor,lecotr,lectorr,lectro,lecttor,letcor,llector

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lector

Misspelling Variants of "lector"

elctor6lcetor6lecctor7lecotr6lectorr7lectro6lecttor7letcor6
Misspelling Variants of "lector"

Frequency rank: #3,638 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lector"?
"lector" is spelled L-E-C-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [lekˈt̪oɾ].
What does "lector" mean?
As an adj, "lector" means: Que lee o tiene el hábito de la lectura.
What words are commonly confused with "lector"?
"lector" is commonly confused with "Leto", "lento", "licor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lector"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lector" is [lekˈt̪oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lector" come from?
"lector" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Spanish index:

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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.