Longa
[ˈlõŋga]
The verdict
“Longa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,695 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,695
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-longa · Longa · Spanish
Longa · rank #74,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,695
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,327
- PHOTO-FINISH loquitos
Nearest frequency peer: loquitos (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Longa”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- litografías
litografías
25,313 corpus weight
- llegás
llegás
25,311 corpus weight
- lloriqueando
lloriqueando
25,309 corpus weight
- Longa
Longa
25,306 corpus weight
- loquitos
loquitos
25,305 corpus weight
- léxicos
léxicos
25,302 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Longa” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Longa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈlõŋga] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #74,695 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Longa” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Longa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,695 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlõŋga]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Longa in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Longa, spelled L-O-N-G-A.
Definition
- 1Apellido.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.