leis
The verdict
“leis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,113 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,113
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma combinada de la preposición le y el pronombre personal masculino de tercera persona singular.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #92,113 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leis” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
leis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,113 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma combinada de la preposición le y el pronombre personal masculino de tercera persona singular.".
No misspelling variants are generated for leis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is leis, spelled L-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1Forma combinada de la preposición le y el pronombre personal masculino de tercera persona singular.
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.
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Using “leis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.