levadura
Spanish, noun/lebaˈduɾa/
levadura is spelled L-E-V-A-D-U-R-A (8 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,583rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Levadura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “yeast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquiera de centenares de especies de hongos microscópicos, habitualmente unicelulares, que se reproducen…”.
What does levadura mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineyeast
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cualquiera de centenares de especies de hongos microscópicos, habitualmente unicelulares, que se reproducen por gemación y son capaces de descomponer los glúcidos en un proceso llamado fermentación 2. En especial, los que se emplean frescos, secos o congelados en gastronomía para el leudado del pan y la elaboración de cerveza y vino 3. Resto de un madero aserrado a medida
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of levadura
- levaduras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce levadura?
- /lebaˈduɾa/
- [le.β̞aˈð̞u.ɾa]
- [leβ̞aˈð̞uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to levadura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is levadura in Spanish?
levadura appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).