leuco
[ˈlewko]
The verdict
“leuco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,377 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,377
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tela adhesiva con un poco de gasa y en ocasiones algún medicamento, para poner sobre pequeñas heridas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leuco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlewko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #78,377 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leuco” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
leuco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,377 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlewko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tela adhesiva con un poco de gasa y en ocasiones algún medicamento, para poner sobre pequeñas heridas.".
leuco has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is leuco, spelled L-E-U-C-O.
Definition
- 1Tela adhesiva con un poco de gasa y en ocasiones algún medicamento, para poner sobre pequeñas heridas.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “leuco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-U-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlewko] (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.