lectura
Spanish, noun/leɡˈtuɾa/
lectura is spelled L-E-C-T-U-R-A (7 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,079th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lectura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “reading” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de leer”.
What does lectura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereading
- 2
femininenonstandardslanglecture
- 3
datedfemininea medium size of type equated with the French cicéro and variously equal to 11 or 12 points
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de leer. 2. Aquello que ha sido o puede ser leído. 3. Explicación o elección del sentido dado a un texto, argumento o hecho. 4. Exposición oral de un tema formal ante un tribunal por un aspirante a un título académico o cargo laboral.
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 lectura
- lecturas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lectura?
- /leɡˈtuɾa/
- [leɣ̞ˈt̪u.ɾa]
- [lekˈt̪uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lectura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lectura in Spanish?
lectura appears 42 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).