lectura

[lekˈt̪uɾa]

/[lekˈt̪uɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“lectura” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,083
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de leer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lectura · lectura · Spanish

lectura · rank #2,083 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,083
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH gay

Nearest frequency peer: gay (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “lectura”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “lectura” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lectura vs letra
71% similar
lectura vs locura
71% similar
lectura vs lecturas
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lectura”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).lecturacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gay” (#2,082), “mantiene” (#2,084), “gato” (#2,081). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lectura” va en #2,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lectura (IPA [lekˈt̪uɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,083 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lectura, with forms such as "elctura", "lcetura", and "lecctura". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "letra", "locura", "lecturas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is lectura, spelled L-E-C-T-U-R-A.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lectura appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mariano Rosas me exigió que repitiera la lectura de los artículos que estipulaban la entrega de yeguas, yerba, azúcar, tabaco, etc., diciéndome que quería que todos los indios se enterasen bien de la paz que se iba a hacer.
  2. O el trato de ciertas personas, o lecturas revolucionarias, o quizás desaires que no creía merecer, lleváronle al partido exaltado.

Synonyms

interpretaciónexposiciónleccióndisertaciónaccesoconsulta

This word in other languages

reading(English)lecture(Français)Lesen(Deutsch)leitura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elctura
  • lcetura
  • lecctura
  • lectrua
  • lecttura
  • lectuar
  • lecturra
  • lecutra
  • letcura
  • llectura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lectura - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elctura2lcetura2lecctura1lectrua2lecttura1lectuar2lecturra1lecutra2
Edit distance from "lectura"

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.

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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lectura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Michael#2,086quedado#2,093realiza#2,094ciertos#2,071

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

vender10 variantsturismo10 variantstitular10 variantsseguido10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list