ligadura
Spanish, noun/liɡaˈduɾa/
ligadura is spelled L-I-G-A-D-U-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 48,863rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ligadura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “ligature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Unión de dos o más objetos usando una liga, venda o atadura para ceñir, sujetar o impedir el movimiento”.
What does ligadura mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineligature
- 2
feminineknot
- 3
femininetying
- 4
feminineslur
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unión de dos o más objetos usando una liga, venda o atadura para ceñir, sujetar o impedir el movimiento. 2. Símbolo de dos o más letras en el mismo glifo. Por ejemplo, en alemán ß. 3. Línea 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. 4. Intervención quirúrgica para unir con hilo de sutura los extremos o aberturas de un conducto, vaso u órgano hueco.
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 ligadura
- ligaduras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ligadura?
- /liɡaˈduɾa/
- [li.ɣ̞aˈð̞u.ɾa]
- [liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ligadura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ligadura in Spanish?
ligadura appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).