llave
Spanish, noun/ˈʝabe/
llave is spelled L-L-A-V-E (5 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,314th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Llave is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “key (to open doors)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento generalmente metálico que contiene un código grabado, el cuál al introducirlo en una cerradura…”.
What does llave mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekey (to open doors)
- 2
femininekey (of musical instrument)
- 3
femininekey (in heraldry)
- 4
femininespanner, wrench
- 5
femininefaucet, tap, water tap, spigot
- 6
femininecurly bracket ({ and })
- 7
feminineswitch (a device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow)
- 8
femininelock
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrumento generalmente metálico que contiene un código grabado, el cuál al introducirlo en una cerradura permite abrirla. 2. Herramienta de diferentes medidas que se ajusta de forma precisa a una tuerca para apretarla o aflojarla. 3. Instrumento que se coloca en una tubería para regular el paso de un fluido. 4. Mecanismo que acciona el disparador en las armas de fuego portátiles.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of llave
- llaves plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce llave?
- /ˈʝabe/
- [ˈɟ͡ʝa.β̞e]
- [ˈʝaβ̞e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to llave
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is llave in Spanish?
llave appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).