ligadura
[liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa]
The verdict
“ligadura” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #49,114 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #49,114
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unión de dos o más objetos usando una liga, venda o atadura para ceñir, sujetar o impedir el movimiento.
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 | ligadura |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #49,114 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ligadura” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ligadura is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,114 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ligadura, with forms such as "ilgadura", "lgiadura", and "liagdura". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ligada", "levadura", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ligadura, spelled L-I-G-A-D-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Unión de dos o más objetos usando una liga, venda o atadura para ceñir, sujetar o impedir el movimiento.
- 2Símbolo de dos o más letras en el mismo glifo. Por ejemplo, en alemán ß.
- 3Línea curva que se emplea en las partituras para indicar el ligado o conexión de sonidos, ya sea en una frase musical, un legato, o en la prolongación de una nota.
- 4Intervención quirúrgica para unir con hilo de sutura los extremos o aberturas de un conducto, vaso u órgano hueco.
- 5Tela o venda usada para una compresión o un torniquete apretándola con un palo o garrote.
- 6Maleficio contra alguien, en especial para afectar su capacidad sexual o reproductiva.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilgadura,lgiadura,liagdura,ligaddura,ligadrua,ligaduar,ligadurra,ligaudra,ligdaura,liggadura,lligadura
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ligadura - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “ligadura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-G-A-D-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ligada” - see the side-by-side comparison. ligadura vs ligada
- 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.