leguas

/[ˈleɣ̞was]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,409

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

leguas is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de legua. Pronounced [ˈleɣ̞was]. Often confused with ligas and lemas.

Key facts for leguas
PropertyValue
Headwordleguas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleɣ̞was]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,409
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for leguas is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleɣ̞was]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,409 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de legua.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for leguas, with forms such as "elguas", "legaus", and "legguas". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "ligas", "lemas", "levas", 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 leguas, spelled L-E-G-U-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de legua.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elguas,legaus,legguas,leguass,legusa,leugas,lgeuas,lleguas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for leguas

Misspelling Variants of "leguas"

elguas6legaus6legguas7leguass7legusa6leugas6lgeuas6lleguas7
Misspelling Variants of "leguas"

Frequency rank: #22,409 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leguas"?
"leguas" is spelled L-E-G-U-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleɣ̞was].
What does "leguas" mean?
As a noun, "leguas" means: Forma del plural de legua.
What words are commonly confused with "leguas"?
"leguas" is commonly confused with "ligas", "lemas", "levas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leguas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leguas" is [ˈleɣ̞was]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leguas" come from?
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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.