lenteja

[lẽn̪ˈt̪exa]

/[lẽn̪ˈt̪exa]/ noun

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The verdict

“lenteja” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,933 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,933
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Lens culinaris) Planta anual herbácea, de la familia de las Papilionáceas, con tallos de tres a cuatro decímetros, endebles, ramosos y estriados, hojas oblongas, estípulas lanceoladas, zarcillos p...

Corpus desk

Index ES-lenteja · lenteja · Spanish

lenteja · rank #60,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,933
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lelo

Nearest frequency peer: lelo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “lenteja”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lenteja” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lenteja
PropertyValue
Headwordlenteja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lẽn̪ˈt̪exa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “lenteja” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).lentejacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “lelo” (#60,932), “lingüísticamente” (#60,934), “lechuzas” (#60,931). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lenteja” va en #60,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lenteja is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,933 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lẽn̪ˈt̪exa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

lenteja doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is lenteja, spelled L-E-N-T-E-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Lens culinaris) Planta anual herbácea, de la familia de las Papilionáceas, con tallos de tres a cuatro decímetros, endebles, ramosos y estriados, hojas oblongas, estípulas lanceoladas, zarcillos poco arrollados, flores blancas con venas moradas, sobre un pedúnculo axilar, y fruto en vaina pequeña, con dos o tres semillas pardas en forma de disco de medio centímetro de diámetro aproximadamente.
  2. 2
    Semilla de la lenteja₁, muy apreciada en la cocina.
  3. 3
    Lentitud.

This word in other languages

lentil(English)lentille(Français)Linse(Deutsch)lentilha(Português)

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 "lenteja"?
"lenteja" is spelled L-E-N-T-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [lẽn̪ˈt̪exa].
What does "lenteja" mean?
As a noun, "lenteja" means: (Lens culinaris) Planta anual herbácea, de la familia de las Papilionáceas, con tallos de tres a cuatro decímetros, endebles, ramosos y estriados, hojas oblongas, estípulas lanceoladas, zarcillos p...
How do you pronounce "lenteja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lenteja" is [lẽn̪ˈt̪exa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lenteja", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maderos#60,944mandare#60,948maoísta#60,953implora#60,885

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list