lonja

[ˈlõŋxa]

/[ˈlõŋxa]/ noun

The verdict

“lonja” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,654
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mercado público, en especial el mayorista y de productos de alimentación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lonja · lonja · Spanish

lonja · rank #36,654 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,654
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lograban

Nearest frequency peer: lograban (-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 “lonja”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lonja” 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).

lonja vs Luna
40% similar
lonja vs losa
60% similar
lonja vs Loza
40% similar

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

Key facts for lonja
PropertyValue
Headwordlonja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlõŋxa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,654
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lonja”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).lonjacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lograban” (#36,653), “loquito” (#36,655), “liras” (#36,652). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lonja” va en #36,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lonja (IPA [ˈlõŋxa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,654 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Mercado público, en especial el mayorista y de productos de alimentación.
  2. 2
    Almacén para la lana recién esquilada.
  3. 3
    Tienda que vendía productos de las colonias americanas.
  4. 4
    Local o recinto apto para uso comercial.
  5. 5
    Vestíbulo sobreelevado y encolumnado que tienen a la entrada algunos edificios suntuosos, como palacios o templos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dos cosas prueba el que sean españoles y no extranjeros los mercaderes de lonja de Madrid y de otras ciudades interiores del Reino: la primera, la poca utilidad que deja este comercio porque, si fuera grande, no la abandonarán los extranjeros, cuando tienen capitulado que puedan internar en el reino con sus mercaderías, y la segunda la gran afición que lo…
  2. En el mismo lugar de su situación, al costado que del templo mira á la parte del Norte, está el episcopal palacio, con providente cercanía erigido, con un pasadizo del palacio á la iglesia; es también obra y donación que de ella hizo á su iglesia aquel varón ejemplarísimo y venerable D. Francisco Marroquín. Sus puertas salen á la plaza Mayor y quedan sobr…

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.

llonja1lnoja2lojna2lonaj2lonjja1lonnja1olnja2
Edit distance from "lonja"

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 "lonja"?
"lonja" is spelled L-O-N-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlõŋxa].
What does "lonja" mean?
As a noun, "lonja" means: Mercado público, en especial el mayorista y de productos de alimentación.
What words are commonly confused with "lonja"?
"lonja" is commonly confused with "Luna", "losa", "Loza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lonja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lonja" is [ˈlõŋxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lonja" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list