llana
[ˈʝana]
The verdict
“llana” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,431 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,431
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En albañilería, cuchara rectangular y plana, con mango en una de sus caras, que se utiliza para aplanar mezcla sobre un muro o piso.Puede estar hecha de metal, de madera o sus combinaciones. Tambié...
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 | llana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʝana] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #28,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “llana” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for llana is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʝana]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,431 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for llana, with forms such as "lalna", "lana", and "llaan". 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, "Luna", "lona", "llega", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is llana, spelled L-L-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1En albañilería, cuchara rectangular y plana, con mango en una de sus caras, que se utiliza para aplanar mezcla sobre un muro o piso.Puede estar hecha de metal, de madera o sus combinaciones. También puede ser dentada para dosificar la cantidad de mezcla aplicada.
- 2Palabra cuyo acento prosódico recae en la penúltima sílaba.En español, las llanas normalmente llevan tilde (acento ortográfico) cuando terminan en consonante diferente de "n" o "s".
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lalna,lana,llaan,llanna,llnaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of llana - 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.
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Using “llana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-L-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʝana] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Luna” - see the side-by-side comparison. llana vs Luna
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.