leve
Spanish, adjective
leve is spelled L-E-V-E (4 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,402nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leve is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “mild, slight, light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of levar. With an accent, levé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of levar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De escasa importancia”.
What does leve mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemild, slight, light
- 2
femininemasculineminor, trivial
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of levar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De escasa importancia. 2. De escaso peso. 3. De naturaleza tenue y delicada.
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 leve
- leves feminine masculine plural
- levísimo superlative
- lieve alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to leve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leve in Spanish?
leve appears 9.5 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).