lluvia

[ˈʝuβ̞ja]

/[ˈʝuβ̞ja]/ noun

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The verdict

“lluvia” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,120
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de gotas de agua producidas por la condensación del agua y que se precipitan del cielo sobre la tierra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lluvia · lluvia · Spanish

lluvia · rank #2,120 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,120
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH letra

Nearest frequency peer: letra (-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 “lluvia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lluvia” 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).

lluvia vs Lucía
33% similar
lluvia vs lumia
67% similar
lluvia vs lluvias
86% similar

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

Key facts for lluvia
PropertyValue
Headwordlluvia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝuβ̞ja]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,120
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lluvia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.lluviacae 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 “letra” (#2,119), “malos” (#2,121), “labor” (#2,118). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lluvia” va en #2,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lluvia (IPA [ˈʝuβ̞ja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,120 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lluvia, with forms such as "llubia", "lluiva", and "lluvai". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Lucía", "lumia", "lluvias", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lluvia, spelled L-L-U-V-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de gotas de agua producidas por la condensación del agua y que se precipitan del cielo sobre la tierra.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de objetos que caen.
  3. 3
    Ducha, baño, agua utilizada para el aseo personal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lluvia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fuertes lluvias llegarán mañana a nuestra ciudad, según algunos meteorólogos.
  2. lluvia de estrellas, lluvia de pedradas.

This word in other languages

rain(English)pluie(Français)Regen(Deutsch)chuva(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llubia
  • lluiva
  • lluvai
  • lluvvia
  • llvuia
  • lulvia
  • luvia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lluvia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

llubia1lluiva2lluvai2lluvvia1llvuia2lulvia2luvia1
Edit distance from "lluvia"

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 "lluvia"?
"lluvia" is spelled L-L-U-V-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝuβ̞ja].
What does "lluvia" mean?
As a noun, "lluvia" means: Conjunto de gotas de agua producidas por la condensación del agua y que se precipitan del cielo sobre la tierra.
What words are commonly confused with "lluvia"?
"lluvia" is commonly confused with "Lucía", "lumia", "lluvias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lluvia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lluvia" is [ˈʝuβ̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lluvia" come from?
"lluvia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marido#2,122Daniel#2,110puedas#2,131Cristo#2,108

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

letra7 variantsmalos7 variantshagas7 variantsseres7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list