león americano

[leˈõn ameɾiˈkano]

/[leˈõn ameɾiˈkano]/ phrase

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The verdict

“león americano” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Puma.

Key facts for león americano
PropertyValue
Headwordleón americano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[leˈõn ameɾiˈkano]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “león americano” sits in Spanish frequency

león americano falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

león americano is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [leˈõn ameɾiˈkano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Puma.".

león americano doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is león americano, spelled L-E-Ó-N- -A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Puma.

This word in other languages

puma(English)cougar(Français)Puma(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "león americano"?
"león americano" is spelled L-E-Ó-N- -A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈõn ameɾiˈkano].
What does "león americano" mean?
As a phrase, "león americano" means: Puma.
How do you pronounce "león americano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "león americano" is [leˈõn ameɾiˈkano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "león americano" come from?
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Using “león americano”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-Ó-N- -A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [leˈõn ameɾiˈkano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list