leprosería

[lepɾoseˈɾia]

/[lepɾoseˈɾia]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hospital donde se atiende a los leprosos.

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Index ES-leproseria · leprosería · Spanish

leprosería · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for leprosería
PropertyValue
Headwordleprosería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lepɾoseˈɾia]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “leprosería” en español

leproseríaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

leprosería is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lepɾoseˈɾia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hospital donde se atiende a los leprosos.".

leprosería has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is leprosería, spelled L-E-P-R-O-S-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hospital donde se atiende a los leprosos.

This word in other languages

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 "leprosería"?
"leprosería" is spelled L-E-P-R-O-S-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [lepɾoseˈɾia].
What does "leprosería" mean?
As a noun, "leprosería" means: Hospital donde se atiende a los leprosos.
How do you pronounce "leprosería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leprosería" is [lepɾoseˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leprosería" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list