lema
Spanish, noun/ˈlema/
lema is spelled L-E-M-A (4 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,155th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lema is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “motto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Frase o expresión distintiva que se emplea como guía para la conducta o latiguillo en la comunicación”.
What does lema mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemotto
- 2
masculineslogan (especially a political one)
- 3
masculinetheme, subject
- 4
masculineheadword, term, title
- 5
masculinelemma
- 6
masculinemotto
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frase o expresión distintiva que se emplea como guía para la conducta o latiguillo en la comunicación. 2. Leyenda que forma parte de un blasón. 3. Asunto sobre el que versa un discurso, en particular la entrada (palabra o frase) de un diccionario. 4. Texto breve que resume lo principal de una obra literaria al comienzo de la misma.
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 lema
- lemas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lema?
- /ˈlema/
- [ˈle.ma]
- [ˈlema]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lema
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lema in Spanish?
lema appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).