liguilla
Spanish, noun/liˈɡiʝa/
liguilla is spelled L-I-G-U-I-L-L-A (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,044th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liguilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “small league, play-off competition (like the group stage of the Champions League)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma de competición en la que todos los individuos o equipos participantes se enfrenta con todos los demás.…”.
What does liguilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesmall league, play-off competition (like the group stage of the Champions League)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forma de competición en la que todos los individuos o equipos participantes se enfrenta con todos los demás. Se diferencia de la liga en que incluye menos competidores. 2. Etapa de un campeonato en la que un conjunto limitado de participantes se eliminan entre sí para pasar a la siguiente fase. 3. Diminutivo de liga.
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 liguilla
- liguillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liguilla?
- /liˈɡiʝa/
- [liˈɣ̞i.ʝa]
- [liˈɣ̞iʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is liguilla in Spanish?
liguilla appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).