llano
[ˈʝano]
The verdict
“llano” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,169 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,169
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Igual y extendido, sin altos ni bajos.
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 | llano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʝano] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “llano” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for llano is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, 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 generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for llano, with forms such as "lalno", "lano", and "llanno". 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, "LMAO", "llegó", "lleno", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 llano, spelled L-L-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Igual y extendido, sin altos ni bajos.
- 2Allanado, conforme.
- 3Accesible, sencillo, sin presunción.
- 4Libre, franco.
- 5Se aplica al vestido que no es precioso ni tiene adorno alguno.
- 6Claro, evidente, manifiesto, patente.
- 7Corriente, que no ofrece dificultad ni embarazo.
- 8Se dice del estilo sencillo y sin ornato o adornos.
- 9Pechero, o que no goza de fuero privilegiado.
- 10Referido 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"..
- 11Se dice de un verso que termina en una palabra llana₁₁.
- 12Referido a un carnero, que está castrado.
- 13Hablando 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.
- 14Sencillo, sincero, crédulo, candoroso.^([cita requerida]).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lalno,lano,llanno,llaon,llnao
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of llano - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “llano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-L-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʝano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “LMAO” - see the side-by-side comparison. llano vs LMAO
- 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.