leva

[ˈleβ̞a]

/[ˈleβ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“leva” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #40,930) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#40,930
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de levar anclas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-leva · leva · Spanish

leva · rank #40,930 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,930
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH leninismo

Nearest frequency peer: leninismo (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “leva”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “leva” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

leva vs ley
50% similar
leva vs Loa
25% similar
leva vs lex
50% similar

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

Key facts for leva
PropertyValue
Headwordleva
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleβ̞a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#40,930
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “leva”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).levacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “leninismo” (#40,929), “lealtades” (#40,928), “Lilia” (#40,932). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “leva” va en #40,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for leva is neighbouring look-alikes ("ley", "Loa", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈleβ̞a]. Frequency #40,930 among 2,069 “L” headwords. 7 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for leva, with forms such as "leav", "levva", and "lleva". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ley", "Loa", "lex", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 leva, spelled L-E-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de levar anclas.
  2. 2
    Reclutamiento, a menudo forzoso, de gente para un servicio militar o la guerra.
  3. 3
    Grupo de perros machos que siguen a todas partes una perra en celo.
  4. 4
    En una rueda hidráulica, cada uno de los dientes que levantan y dejan caer los mazos o piezas que golpean.
  5. 5
    Pieza que transforma el movimiento rectilíneo alternativo en circular continuo al girar en torno de un eje que no está en su centro geométrico.
  6. 6
    Palanca de madera.
  7. 7
    Acción para burlar, engañar o perjudicar a una persona.

Synonyms

álabepaletaexcéntricaexcéntricoespequeardidengañotreta

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • leav
  • levva
  • lleva
  • lvea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leva - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

leav2levva1lleva1lvea2
Edit distance from "leva"

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 "leva"?
"leva" is spelled L-E-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleβ̞a].
What does "leva" mean?
As a noun, "leva" means: Acción y efecto de levar anclas.
What words are commonly confused with "leva"?
"leva" is commonly confused with "ley", "Loa", "lex". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leva" is [ˈleβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leva" come from?
"leva" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jana#40,906miki#40,958nini#40,975pira#41,006

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list