lentes
[ˈlẽn̪t̪es]
The verdict
“lentes” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,557 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,557
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento óptico formado por un marco o armazón que soporta sendas lentes unidas por un arco que se apoya en la nariz, y dos patillas que ayudan a sostenerlas. Se usan para compensar defectos en ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lentes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlẽn̪t̪es] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,557 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lentes” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lentes is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlẽn̪t̪es]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,557 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Instrumento óptico formado por un marco o armazón que soporta sendas lentes unidas por un arco que se apoya en la nariz, y dos patillas que ayudan a sostenerlas. Se usan para compensar defectos en ...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lentes, with forms such as "elntes", "lenets", and "lenntes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "leyes", "lunes", "lento", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is lentes, spelled L-E-N-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Instrumento óptico formado por un marco o armazón que soporta sendas lentes unidas por un arco que se apoya en la nariz, y dos patillas que ayudan a sostenerlas. Se usan para compensar defectos en la visión, protección o simplemente por motivos estéticos.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elntes,lenets,lenntes,lentess,lentse,lenttes,letnes,llentes,lnetes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lentes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “lentes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-N-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlẽn̪t̪es] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “leyes” - see the side-by-side comparison. lentes vs leyes
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.