llamar
[ʝaˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“llamar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,249. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,249
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utilizar una palabra o expresión para referirse a alguien o algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-llamar · llamar · Spanish
llamar · rank #1,249 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,249
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH instituciones
Nearest frequency peer: instituciones (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “llamar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hermanos
hermanos
98,755 corpus weight
- honor
honor
98,754 corpus weight
- institucion…
instituciones
98,753 corpus weight
- llamar
llamar
98,752 corpus weight
- mejorar
mejorar
98,751 corpus weight
- Miguel
Miguel
98,750 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “llamar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | llamar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʝaˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,249 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “llamar” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around llamar (IPA [ʝaˈmaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,249 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for llamar, with forms such as "lalmar", "lamar", and "llaamr". 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, "llamo", "llame", "llana", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is llamar, spelled L-L-A-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Utilizar una palabra o expresión para referirse a alguien o algo.
- 2Designar a alguien o algo con una palabra o expresión que desde ese momento le servirá para identificarlo.
- 3Llamar la atención de alguien hacia sí mismo, mediante el uso de alguna señal visual, auditiva, táctil, etc, y más comùnmente usando una palabra o expresión que lo identifica.
- 4Pedir la atención de parte de una deidad, ser inmaterial o imaginario.
- 5Hacer uso del teléfono para comunicarse con alguien.
- 6Llevar una cosa hacia otra.
- 7Dar instrucciones para que una o más personas acudan a cierto lugar o evento.
- 8Entre personas, darse determinado tratamiento, ya más cortés, ya más informal.
- 9Dicho del viento, tomar otra dirección.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how llamar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Al aguacate, en Sudamérica lo llaman palta.
Nació en julio y lo llamaron Juan.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lalmar
- lamar
- llaamr
- llamarr
- llammar
- llamra
- llmaar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of llamar - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "llamar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "llamar". Here's where to go from here.
- "llamar" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "llamo". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,249 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.