llama

[ˈʝama]

/[ˈʝama]/ noun

The verdict

“llama” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #611) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#611
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Luz emitida por los electrones excitados con la energía liberada en los procesos de combustión dentro de atmósferas ricas en oxígeno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-llama · llama · Spanish

llama · rank #611 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #611
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH leer

Nearest frequency peer: leer (-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 “llama”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “llama” 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).

llama vs loma
60% similar
llama vs llega
60% similar
llama vs llena
60% similar

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

Key facts for llama
PropertyValue
Headwordllama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝama]
Letters5
Frequency rank#611
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “llama”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).llamacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “leer” (#610), “llevar” (#612), “jefe” (#609). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “llama” va en #611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for llama is neighbouring look-alikes ("loma", "llega", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈʝama]. Frequency #611 among 2,069 “L” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for llama, with forms such as "lalma", "llaam", and "llamma". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "loma", "llega", "llena", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is llama, spelled L-L-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Luz emitida por los electrones excitados con la energía liberada en los procesos de combustión dentro de atmósferas ricas en oxígeno.
  2. 2
    Intensidad de una emoción, pasión o deseo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lalma
  • llaam
  • llamma
  • llmaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lalma2llaam2llamma1llmaa2
Edit distance from "llama"

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 "llama"?
"llama" is spelled L-L-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝama].
What does "llama" mean?
As a noun, "llama" means: Luz emitida por los electrones excitados con la energía liberada en los procesos de combustión dentro de atmósferas ricas en oxígeno.
What words are commonly confused with "llama"?
"llama" is commonly confused with "loma", "llega", "llena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "llama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "llama" is [ˈʝama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "llama" come from?
"llama" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list