levante

[leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪e]

/[leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“levante” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,850. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,850
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Punto del horizonte por donde se levanta el Sol en los equinoccios, y lugar, área, dirección o territorio que se sitúa hacia ese punto, convencionalmente ubicado a la derecha de los mapas, a 90° de...

Corpus desk

Index ES-levante · levante · Spanish

levante · rank #5,850 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,850
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH legislatura

Nearest frequency peer: legislatura (-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 “levante”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “levante” 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).

levante vs levanto
86% similar
levante vs llévate
57% similar
levante vs levanten
88% similar

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

Key facts for levante
PropertyValue
Headwordlevante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,850
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “levante”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).levantecae 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 “legislatura” (#5,849), “ligera” (#5,851), “ladrón” (#5,848). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “levante” va en #5,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around levante (IPA [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,850 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for levante, with forms such as "elvante", "leavnte", and "lebante". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "levanto", "llévate", "levanten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is levante, spelled L-E-V-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Punto del horizonte por donde se levanta el Sol en los equinoccios, y lugar, área, dirección o territorio que se sitúa hacia ese punto, convencionalmente ubicado a la derecha de los mapas, a 90° del norte.
  2. 2
    Viento que sopla desde el este o el levante, especialmente de la parte occidental del mar Mediterráneo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how levante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¶EDIPO. Bien. después de esto, ¿qué ritos debo hacer? ¶CORIFEO. Derrama las libaciones, de pie, vuelto hacia el levante.
  2. De cómo tuvo el Almirante relación de cierta tierra riquísima de oro hacia el Levante.—Por esto y otras cosas dio vuelta hacia el Levante.

Synonyms

esteorientenaciente

Antonyms

ocasooccidenteoesteponiente

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elvante
  • leavnte
  • lebante
  • levanet
  • levannte
  • levantte
  • levatne
  • levnate
  • levvante
  • llevante
  • lveante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of levante - 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.

elvante2leavnte2lebante1levanet2levannte1levantte1levatne2levnate2
Edit distance from "levante"

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 "levante"?
"levante" is spelled L-E-V-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪e].
What does "levante" mean?
As a noun, "levante" means: Punto del horizonte por donde se levanta el Sol en los equinoccios, y lugar, área, dirección o territorio que se sitúa hacia ese punto, convencionalmente ubicado a la derecha de los mapas, a 90° de...
What words are commonly confused with "levante"?
"levante" is commonly confused with "levanto", "llévate", "levanten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "levante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "levante" is [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "levante" come from?
"levante" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ignorar#5,841idiotas#5,840Holanda#5,838ganaron#5,836

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

mecánica11 variantsiniciado11 variantsindicado11 variantsorgánica11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list