ligeramente

[liˌxeɾaˈmẽn̪t̪e]

/[liˌxeɾaˈmẽn̪t̪e]/ adv

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The verdict

“ligeramente” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,328
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De manera ligera o con poca profundidad o con poca seriedad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ligeramente · ligeramente · Spanish

ligeramente · rank #5,328 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,328
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH libremente

Nearest frequency peer: libremente (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ligeramente”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ligeramente” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ligeramente vs literalmente
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ligeramente
PropertyValue
Headwordligeramente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[liˌxeɾaˈmẽn̪t̪e]
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,328
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ligeramente”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ligeramentecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “libremente” (#5,327), “Marta” (#5,329), “lesiones” (#5,326). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “ligeramente” va en #5,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around ligeramente (IPA [liˌxeɾaˈmẽn̪t̪e]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #5,328 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "De manera ligera o con poca profundidad o con poca seriedad.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ligeramente, with forms such as "ilgeramente", "lgieramente", and "liegramente". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "literalmente", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ligeramente, spelled L-I-G-E-R-A-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De manera ligera o con poca profundidad o con poca seriedad.

This word in other languages

lightly(English)légèrement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilgeramente
  • lgieramente
  • liegramente
  • ligearmente
  • ligeraemnte
  • ligeramenet
  • ligeramennte
  • ligeramentte
  • ligerametne
  • ligerammente
  • ligeramnete
  • ligermaente
  • ligerramente
  • liggeramente
  • ligreamente
  • lligeramente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ligeramente - 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.

ilgeramente2lgieramente2liegramente2ligearmente2ligeraemnte2ligeramenet2ligeramennte1ligeramentte1
Edit distance from "ligeramente"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ligeramente"?
"ligeramente" is spelled L-I-G-E-R-A-M-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [liˌxeɾaˈmẽn̪t̪e].
What does "ligeramente" mean?
As an adverb, "ligeramente" means: De manera ligera o con poca profundidad o con poca seriedad.
What words are commonly confused with "ligeramente"?
"ligeramente" is commonly confused with "literalmente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ligeramente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligeramente" is [liˌxeɾaˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligeramente" come from?
"ligeramente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ligeramente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

funcionando#5,311socialistas#5,353desigualdad#5,302alrededores#5,366

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

libremente16 variantscontinuidad16 variantsinevitable16 variantsespecíficos16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list