leyó

/[leˈʝo]/ verb

The verdict

“leyó” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,486 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#9,486
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de leer.

Key facts for leyó
PropertyValue
Headwordleyó
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[leˈʝo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,486
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leyó” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). leyó lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for leyó is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,486 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de leer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for leyó, with forms such as "elyó", "leyyó", and "leóy". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lo", "lio", "loo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is leyó, spelled L-E-Y-Ó, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de leer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elyó,leyyó,leóy,lleyó,lyeó

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leyó — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "leyó"

elyó2leyyó1leóy2lleyó1lyeó2
Edit distance from "leyó"

Frequency rank: #9,486 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leyó"?
"leyó" is spelled L-E-Y-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈʝo].
What does "leyó" mean?
As a verb, "leyó" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de leer.
What words are commonly confused with "leyó"?
"leyó" is commonly confused with "lo", "lio", "loo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leyó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leyó" is [leˈʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leyó" come from?
"leyó" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “leyó”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-Y-Ó — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [leˈʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “lo” — see the side-by-side comparison. leyó vs lo
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Spanish index:

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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.