leyenda
Spanish, noun/leˈʝenda/
leyenda is spelled L-E-Y-E-N-D-A (7 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,239th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leyenda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “legend, saga, traditional story” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de leer”.
What does leyenda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelegend, saga, traditional story
- 2
femininelife of a saint
- 3
femininelegend, idol (famous and admired person)
- 4
femininelegend, inscription (on a coin or medal)
- 5
femininelegend, an explanatory caption or footer (on a photo or illustration), often indicating color
noun
- 1
femininethe act of reading
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de leer 2. Obra para la leyenda₁ 3. Obra que narra los hechos, verídicos o fabulosos, de la vida de un santo. 4. Relato popular que narra una hazaña de la cual no se tiene certeza acerca de si efectivamente ocurrió o no.
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 leyenda
- leyendas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leyenda?
- /leˈʝenda/
- [leˈʝẽn̪.d̪a]
- [leˈʝẽn̪d̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leyenda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leyenda in Spanish?
leyenda appears 25 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).