letrado

[leˈt̪ɾað̞o]

/[leˈt̪ɾað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“letrado” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,904. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,904
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sabio, docto o instruido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-letrado · letrado · Spanish

letrado · rank #26,904 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,904
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lev

Nearest frequency peer: lev (+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 “letrado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “letrado” 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).

letrado vs letras
71% similar
letrado vs logrado
71% similar
letrado vs letrero
71% similar

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

Key facts for letrado
PropertyValue
Headwordletrado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[leˈt̪ɾað̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,904
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “letrado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.letradocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lev” (#26,905), “lince” (#26,906), “ladilla” (#26,901). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “letrado” va en #26,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around letrado (IPA [leˈt̪ɾað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,904 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for letrado, with forms such as "eltrado", "lertado", and "letardo". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "letras", "logrado", "letrero", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is letrado, spelled L-E-T-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sabio, docto o instruido.
  2. 2
    Que presume de discreto y habla mucho y sin fundamento.
  3. 3
    Que solo sabía leer.
  4. 4
    Que sabía escribir.
  5. 5
    Que se escribe y pone por letra.

This word in other languages

literate(English)lettré(Français)gebildet(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eltrado
  • lertado
  • letardo
  • letraddo
  • letraod
  • letrdao
  • letrrado
  • lettrado
  • lletrado
  • lterado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of letrado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eltrado2lertado2letardo2letraddo1letraod2letrdao2letrrado1lettrado1
Edit distance from "letrado"

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 "letrado"?
"letrado" is spelled L-E-T-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈt̪ɾað̞o].
What does "letrado" mean?
As an adjective, "letrado" means: Sabio, docto o instruido.
What words are commonly confused with "letrado"?
"letrado" is commonly confused with "letras", "logrado", "letrero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "letrado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "letrado" is [leˈt̪ɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "letrado" come from?
"letrado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ladilla#26,901juzgada#26,899lograda#26,909implicó#26,887

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

incurrir10 variantsinacción10 variantshorrendo10 variantsnumber10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list