lonja
[ˈlõŋxa]
The verdict
“lonja” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #36,654 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,654
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mercado público, en especial el mayorista y de productos de alimentación.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lonja |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlõŋxa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #36,654 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lonja” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lonja is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlõŋxa]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,654 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lonja, with forms such as "llonja", "lnoja", and "lojna". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Luna", "losa", "Loza", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 lonja, spelled L-O-N-J-A.
Definition
- 1Mercado público, en especial el mayorista y de productos de alimentación.
- 2Almacén para la lana recién esquilada.
- 3Tienda que vendía productos de las colonias americanas.
- 4Local o recinto apto para uso comercial.
- 5Vestíbulo sobreelevado y encolumnado que tienen a la entrada algunos edificios suntuosos, como palacios o templos.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: llonja,lnoja,lojna,lonaj,lonjja,lonnja,olnja
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lonja - 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.
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.
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Using “lonja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-O-N-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlõŋxa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Luna” - see the side-by-side comparison. lonja vs Luna
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.