Ledesma

/[leˈð̞esma]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,471

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Ledesma is aSpanishname. It means: Municipio de la provincia de Salamanca, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, España. Pronounced [leˈð̞esma].

Key facts for Ledesma
PropertyValue
HeadwordLedesma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[leˈð̞esma]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,471
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Ledesma is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈð̞esma]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,471 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ledesma, with forms such as "eldesma", "ldeesma", and "leddesma". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Ledesma, spelled L-E-D-E-S-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Municipio de la provincia de Salamanca, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, España.
  2. 2
    Apellido procedente del municipio salmantino.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eldesma,ldeesma,leddesma,ledemsa,ledesam,ledesmma,ledessma,ledsema,leedsma,lledesma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ledesma

Misspelling Variants of "Ledesma"

eldesma7ldeesma7leddesma8ledemsa7ledesam7ledesmma8ledessma8ledsema7
Misspelling Variants of "Ledesma"

Frequency rank: #23,471 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ledesma"?
"Ledesma" is spelled L-E-D-E-S-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈð̞esma].
What does "Ledesma" mean?
As a name, "Ledesma" means: Municipio de la provincia de Salamanca, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, España.
What are common misspellings of "Ledesma"?
Common misspellings include "eldesma", "ldeesma", "leddesma", "ledemsa", "ledesam". The correct spelling is "Ledesma".
How do you pronounce "Ledesma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ledesma" is [leˈð̞esma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ledesma" come from?
"Ledesma" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.