llueva

[ˈʝweβ̞a]

/[ˈʝweβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“llueva” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,937
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llover.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

llueva vs lluvia
67% similar
llueva vs llueve
83% similar
llueva vs llueven
71% similar

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

Key facts for llueva
PropertyValue
Headwordllueva
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʝweβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,937
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “llueva” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). llueva lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around llueva (IPA [ˈʝweβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,937 among 17,327 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for llueva, with forms such as "lleuva", "llueav", and "llueba". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "lluvia", "llueve", "llueven", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is llueva, spelled L-L-U-E-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llover.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llover.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de llover.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lleuva
  • llueav
  • llueba
  • lluevva
  • lluvea
  • lueva
  • luleva

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lleuva2llueav2llueba1lluevva1lluvea2lueva1luleva2
Edit distance from "llueva"

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 "llueva"?
"llueva" is spelled L-L-U-E-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝweβ̞a].
What does "llueva" mean?
As a verb, "llueva" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llover.
What words are commonly confused with "llueva"?
"llueva" is commonly confused with "lluvia", "llueve", "llueven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "llueva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "llueva" is [ˈʝweβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "llueva" come from?
"llueva" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “llueva”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-L-U-E-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʝweβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “lluvia” - see the side-by-side comparison. llueva vs lluvia
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list