lerdo

/[ˈleɾð̞o]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,687

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lerdo is anSpanishadj. It means: Dícese de una persona: de poca inteligencia. Pronounced [ˈleɾð̞o]. Often confused with lord and leyó.

Key facts for lerdo
PropertyValue
Headwordlerdo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈleɾð̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,687
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lerdo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lerdo is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleɾð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,687 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for lerdo, with forms such as "elrdo", "ledro", and "lerddo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lord", "leyó", "lodo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lerdo, spelled L-E-R-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dícese de una persona: de poca inteligencia.
  2. 2
    Pesado y torpe en el andar. Se dice comúnmente de las bestias.
  3. 3
    Tardo y torpe para comprender o ejecutar una cosa.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elrdo,ledro,lerddo,lerod,lerrdo,llerdo,lredo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lerdo

Misspelling Variants of "lerdo"

elrdo5ledro5lerddo6lerod5lerrdo6llerdo6lredo5
Misspelling Variants of "lerdo"

Frequency rank: #33,687 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lerdo"?
"lerdo" is spelled L-E-R-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleɾð̞o].
What does "lerdo" mean?
As an adj, "lerdo" means: Dícese de una persona: de poca inteligencia.
What words are commonly confused with "lerdo"?
"lerdo" is commonly confused with "lord", "leyó", "lodo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lerdo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lerdo" is [ˈleɾð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lerdo" come from?
"lerdo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.