llaga

[ˈʝaɣ̞a]

/[ˈʝaɣ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“llaga” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #35,593) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#35,593
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lesión de la piel, o membrana mucosa abierta con forma de cráter, que aparece al perder tejido, con escasa o nula tendencia a cicatrizar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-llaga · llaga · Spanish

llaga · rank #35,593 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,593
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lideran

Nearest frequency peer: lideran (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “llaga”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “llaga” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

llaga vs llama
80% similar
llaga vs llegó
60% similar
llaga vs llega
80% similar

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

Key facts for llaga
PropertyValue
Headwordllaga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝaɣ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,593
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “llaga”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.llagacae 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 “lideran” (#35,592), “llagas” (#35,594), “llenamos” (#35,596). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “llaga” va en #35,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for llaga is neighbouring look-alikes ("llama", "llegó", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈʝaɣ̞a]. Frequency #35,593 among 2,069 “L” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for llaga, with forms such as "lalga", "llaag", and "llagga". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "llama", "llegó", "llega", and more, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is llaga, spelled L-L-A-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lesión de la piel, o membrana mucosa abierta con forma de cráter, que aparece al perder tejido, con escasa o nula tendencia a cicatrizar.
  2. 2
    Cualquier daño o infortunio que causa pena, dolor y pesadumbre.
  3. 3
    Junta entre dos ladrillos de una misma hilada.

Synonyms

úlcerañácara

This word in other languages

ulcer(English)ulcère(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lalga
  • llaag
  • llagga
  • llgaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lalga2llaag2llagga1llgaa2
Edit distance from "llaga"

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 "llaga"?
"llaga" is spelled L-L-A-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝaɣ̞a].
What does "llaga" mean?
As a noun, "llaga" means: Lesión de la piel, o membrana mucosa abierta con forma de cráter, que aparece al perder tejido, con escasa o nula tendencia a cicatrizar.
What words are commonly confused with "llaga"?
"llaga" is commonly confused with "llama", "llegó", "llega". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "llaga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "llaga" is [ˈʝaɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "llaga" come from?
"llaga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Leeds#35,587lució#35,599lacan#35,583Maipo#35,603

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list