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lelo

Spanish, adjective/ˈlelo/

lelo is spelled L-E-L-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 60,585th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lelo is a Spanish adjective meaning “dumb, stupid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Falto de Inteligencia”.

What does lelo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    dumb, stupid

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Falto de Inteligencia. 2. Torpe.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of lelo

  • lela feminine
  • lelos masculine plural
  • lelas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce lelo?

  • /ˈlelo/
  • [ˈle.lo]
  • [ˈlelo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to lelo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is lelo in Spanish?

lelo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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