legaña
[leˈɣ̞aɲa]
The verdict
“legaña” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moco cristalizado que aparece en las comisuras de los párpados al despertarse, resultado de la secreción del ojo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-legana · legaña · Spanish
legaña · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | legaña |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [leˈɣ̞aɲa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “legaña” en español
Rare enough to double-check
legaña is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [leˈɣ̞aɲa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Moco cristalizado que aparece en las comisuras de los párpados al despertarse, resultado de la secreción del ojo.".
Zero misspellings are on record for legaña in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is legaña, spelled L-E-G-A-Ñ-A.
Definition
- 1Moco cristalizado que aparece en las comisuras de los párpados al despertarse, resultado de la secreción del ojo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how legaña appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
se restregaba los ojos, como si quisiera deshacerse de una molesta cortina de legañas.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.