león

[leˈõn]

/[leˈõn]/ noun

The verdict

“león” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,609. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,609
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Panthera leo) Felino del Viejo Mundo de gran tamaño, el mayor del mundo tras el tigre y una de las cuatro especies capaces de rugir gracias a la peculiar conformación de su hioides. Es distintiva ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-leon · león · Spanish

león · rank #1,609 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,609
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jorge

Nearest frequency peer: Jorge (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “león”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “león” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

león vs lo
25% similar
león vs los
25% similar
león vs les
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for león
PropertyValue
Headwordleón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leˈõn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,609
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “león”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).leóncae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Jorge” (#1,608), “líneas” (#1,610), “mínimo” (#1,611). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “león” va en #1,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around león (IPA [leˈõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,609 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for león, with forms such as "elón", "lenó", and "leónn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lo", "los", "les", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 león, spelled L-E-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Panthera leo) Felino del Viejo Mundo de gran tamaño, el mayor del mundo tras el tigre y una de las cuatro especies capaces de rugir gracias a la peculiar conformación de su hioides. Es distintiva la frondosa melena que orna el cuello de los machos adultos. Alcanzan los 225 kg de peso; su piel es normalmente pardoamarillenta, adaptada al mimetismo con su hábitat, la sabana africana, adonde están casi exclusivamente confinados hoy, tras haber habitado gran parte de Europa y Asia. Son predadores que forman manadas de un pequeño grupo de machos reproductores, varias leonas y sus crías inmaduras.
  2. 2
    (Puma concolor) Por analogía, puma.
  3. 3
    Figuradamente, persona audaz y arrojada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how león appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En el campo de batalla Valero, como todos los bravos de la patria vieja, era un león desencadenado.

Synonyms

león americanoleón de montañapuma

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elón
  • lenó
  • leónn
  • lleón
  • lóen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of león - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elón2lenó2leónn1lleón1lóen2
Edit distance from "león"

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 "león"?
"león" is spelled L-E-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈõn].
What does "león" mean?
As a noun, "león" means: (Panthera leo) Felino del Viejo Mundo de gran tamaño, el mayor del mundo tras el tigre y una de las cuatro especies capaces de rugir gracias a la peculiar conformación de su hioides. Es distintiva ...
What words are commonly confused with "león"?
"león" is commonly confused with "lo", "los", "les". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "león"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "león" is [leˈõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "león" come from?
"león" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list