lectura

/[lekˈt̪uɾa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,083

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

lectura is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción de leer. Pronounced [lekˈt̪uɾa]. It ranks #2,083 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with letra and locura.

Key facts for lectura
PropertyValue
Headwordlectura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lekˈt̪uɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,083
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lectura is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lekˈt̪uɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,083 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 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 lectura, with forms such as "elctura", "lcetura", and "lecctura". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "letra", "locura", "lecturas", 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 lectura, spelled L-E-C-T-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de leer.
  2. 2
    Aquello que ha sido o puede ser leído.
  3. 3
    Explicación o elección del sentido dado a un texto, argumento o hecho.
  4. 4
    Exposición oral de un tema formal ante un tribunal por un aspirante a un título académico o cargo laboral.
  5. 5
    Proceso por el que se accede a una información de la memoria.
  6. 6
    Proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje de las habilidades necesarias para ser capaz de leer.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elctura,lcetura,lecctura,lectrua,lecttura,lectuar,lecturra,lecutra,letcura,llectura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lectura

Misspelling Variants of "lectura"

elctura7lcetura7lecctura8lectrua7lecttura8lectuar7lecturra8lecutra7
Misspelling Variants of "lectura"

Frequency rank: #2,083 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lectura"?
"lectura" is spelled L-E-C-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [lekˈt̪uɾa].
What does "lectura" mean?
As a noun, "lectura" means: Acción de leer.
What words are commonly confused with "lectura"?
"lectura" is commonly confused with "letra", "locura", "lecturas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lectura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lectura" is [lekˈt̪uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lectura" come from?
"lectura" 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.