ligadura

/[liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,114

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

ligadura is aSpanishnoun. It means: Unión de dos o más objetos usando una liga, venda o atadura para ceñir, sujetar o impedir el movimiento. Pronounced [liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa]. Often confused with ligada and levadura.

Key facts for ligadura
PropertyValue
Headwordligadura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,114
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ligadura in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ligadura is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for ligadura, with forms such as "ilgadura", "lgiadura", and "liagdura". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ligada", "levadura", 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 ligadura, spelled L-I-G-A-D-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unión de dos o más objetos usando una liga, venda o atadura para ceñir, sujetar o impedir el movimiento.
  2. 2
    Símbolo de dos o más letras en el mismo glifo. Por ejemplo, en alemán ß.
  3. 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. 4
    Intervención quirúrgica para unir con hilo de sutura los extremos o aberturas de un conducto, vaso u órgano hueco.
  5. 5
    Tela o venda usada para una compresión o un torniquete apretándola con un palo o garrote.
  6. 6
    Maleficio contra alguien, en especial para afectar su capacidad sexual o reproductiva.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilgadura,lgiadura,liagdura,ligaddura,ligadrua,ligaduar,ligadurra,ligaudra,ligdaura,liggadura,lligadura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ligadura

Misspelling Variants of "ligadura"

ilgadura8lgiadura8liagdura8ligaddura9ligadrua8ligaduar8ligadurra9ligaudra8
Misspelling Variants of "ligadura"

Frequency rank: #49,114 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ligadura"?
"ligadura" is spelled L-I-G-A-D-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa].
What does "ligadura" mean?
As a noun, "ligadura" means: Unión de dos o más objetos usando una liga, venda o atadura para ceñir, sujetar o impedir el movimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "ligadura"?
"ligadura" is commonly confused with "ligada", "levadura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ligadura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligadura" is [liɣ̞aˈð̞uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligadura" come from?
"ligadura" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.