leída

/[leˈið̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“leída” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #23,840 in Spanish word frequency and used as a participle.

#23,840
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Forma del femenino de leído, participio de leer.

Key facts for leída
PropertyValue
Headwordleída
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[leˈið̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,840
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leída” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). leída lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for leída is 5 letters long, classified as a participle, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈið̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,840 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 femenino de leído, participio de leer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for leída, with forms such as "elída", "ledía", and "leíad". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lía", "liga", "Lima", 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 leída, spelled L-E-Í-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de leído, participio de leer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elída,ledía,leíad,leídda,lleída,líeda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leída — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "leída"

elída2ledía2leíad2leídda1lleída1líeda2
Edit distance from "leída"

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 "leída"?
"leída" is spelled L-E-Í-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈið̞a].
What does "leída" mean?
As a participle, "leída" means: Forma del femenino de leído, participio de leer.
What words are commonly confused with "leída"?
"leída" is commonly confused with "Lía", "liga", "Lima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leída"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leída" is [leˈið̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leída" come from?
"leída" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “leída”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-Í-D-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [leˈið̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Lía” — see the side-by-side comparison. leída vs Lía
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Nearby Spanish words

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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.