ley
Spanish, noun/ˈlei/
ley is spelled L-E-Y (3 letters) and appears 398 times per million words in written Spanish, the 207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ley is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “law (a well-established characteristic of nature)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Disposición, regla o precepto dictado por la máxima autoridad”.
What does ley mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelaw (a well-established characteristic of nature)
- 2
femininelaw (body of rules issued by a legislative body)
- 3
femininelaw (particular piece of legislation)
- 4
femininereligion; credence; worship of a god
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Disposición, regla o precepto dictado por la máxima autoridad. 2. Conjunto de leyes que se refieren a una materia. 3. Conjunto de normas que rigen la sociedad. 4. Relación entre los elementos de un fenómeno físico.
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 ley
- leyes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ley?
- /ˈlei/
- [ˈlei̯]
- [ˈlej]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ley
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ley in Spanish?
ley appears 398 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).