llegada

[ʝeˈɣ̞að̞a]

/[ʝeˈɣ̞að̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“llegada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,864. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,864
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El arribo de alguno a parte o sitio determinado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-llegada · llegada · Spanish

llegada · rank #1,864 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,864
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lindo

Nearest frequency peer: lindo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “llegada”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “llegada” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

llegada vs llegar
71% similar
llegada vs llegan
71% similar
llegada vs llegado
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for llegada
PropertyValue
Headwordllegada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʝeˈɣ̞að̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,864
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “llegada”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.llegadacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lindo” (#1,863), “merece” (#1,865), “Lima” (#1,862). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “llegada” va en #1,864. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around llegada (IPA [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,864 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "El arribo de alguno a parte o sitio determinado.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for llegada, with forms such as "legada", "lelgada", and "lleagda". 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, "llegar", "llegan", "llegado", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is llegada, spelled L-L-E-G-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    El arribo de alguno a parte o sitio determinado.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • legada
  • lelgada
  • lleagda
  • llegaad
  • llegadda
  • llegdaa
  • lleggada
  • llgeada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of llegada - 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.

legada1lelgada2lleagda2llegaad2llegadda1llegdaa2lleggada1llgeada2
Edit distance from "llegada"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "llegada"?
"llegada" is spelled L-L-E-G-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞a].
What does "llegada" mean?
As a noun, "llegada" means: El arribo de alguno a parte o sitio determinado.
What words are commonly confused with "llegada"?
"llegada" is commonly confused with "llegar", "llegan", "llegado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "llegada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "llegada" is [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "llegada" come from?
"llegada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "llegada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list