leyera
[leˈʝeɾa]
The verdict
“leyera” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #30,548 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #30,548
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de leer.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leyera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [leˈʝeɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #30,548 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leyera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for leyera is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈʝeɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,548 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for leyera, with forms such as "elyera", "leeyra", and "leyear". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Lyra", "leyes", "Leyva", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is leyera, spelled L-E-Y-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de leer.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de leer.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elyera,leeyra,leyear,leyerra,leyrea,leyyera,lleyera,lyeera
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leyera - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “leyera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-Y-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leˈʝeɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Lyra” - see the side-by-side comparison. leyera vs Lyra
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.