llano

/[ˈʝano]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,169

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

llano is anSpanishadj. It means: Igual y extendido, sin altos ni bajos. Pronounced [ˈʝano]. Often confused with LMAO and llegó.

Key facts for llano
PropertyValue
Headwordllano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʝano]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,169
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of llano in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for llano is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʝano]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,169 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for llano, with forms such as "lalno", "lano", and "llanno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LMAO", "llegó", "lleno", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is llano, spelled L-L-A-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Igual y extendido, sin altos ni bajos.
  2. 2
    Allanado, conforme.
  3. 3
    Accesible, sencillo, sin presunción.
  4. 4
    Libre, franco.
  5. 5
    Se aplica al vestido que no es precioso ni tiene adorno alguno.
  6. 6
    Claro, evidente, manifiesto, patente.
  7. 7
    Corriente, que no ofrece dificultad ni embarazo.
  8. 8
    Se dice del estilo sencillo y sin ornato o adornos.
  9. 9
    Pechero, o que no goza de fuero privilegiado.
  10. 10
    Referido a una palabra, que su acento prosódico recae en su penúltima sílaba. En el español, las palabras llanas normalmente llevan tilde (acento ortográfico) cuando terminan en consonante diferente de "n" o "s"..
  11. 11
    Se dice de un verso que termina en una palabra llana₁₁.
  12. 12
    Referido a un carnero, que está castrado.
  13. 13
    Hablando de fianzas, depósitos, etc. se aplica a la persona que no puede declinar la jurisdicción del juez a quien pertenece el conocimiento de esos actos.
  14. 14
    Sencillo, sincero, crédulo, candoroso.^([cita requerida]).

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lalno,lano,llanno,llaon,llnao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for llano

Misspelling Variants of "llano"

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Misspelling Variants of "llano"

Frequency rank: #10,169 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "llano"?
"llano" is spelled L-L-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝano].
What does "llano" mean?
As an adj, "llano" means: Igual y extendido, sin altos ni bajos.
What words are commonly confused with "llano"?
"llano" is commonly confused with "LMAO", "llegó", "lleno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "llano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "llano" is [ˈʝano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "llano" come from?
"llano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.