love

/lʌv/

//lʌv// verb

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The verdict

“love” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,262
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-love · love · Spanish

love · rank #4,262 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,262
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH mención

Nearest frequency peer: mención (+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 “love”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “love” 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).

love vs low
50% similar
love vs Luce
25% similar
love vs Luke
25% similar

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

Key facts for love
PropertyValue
Headwordlove
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/lʌv/
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,262
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “love”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lovecae 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 “mención” (#4,263), “justa” (#4,260), “milagro” (#4,264). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “love” va en #4,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around love (IPA /lʌv/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,262 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Amar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for love, with forms such as "llove", "lobe", and "loev". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "low", "Luce", "Luke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is love, spelled L-O-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llove
  • lobe
  • loev
  • lovve
  • lvoe
  • olve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

llove1lobe1loev2lovve1lvoe2olve2
Edit distance from "love"

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 "love"?
"love" is spelled L-O-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /lʌv/.
What does "love" mean?
As a verb, "love" means: Amar.
What words are commonly confused with "love"?
"love" is commonly confused with "low", "Luce", "Luke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "love"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "love" is /lʌv/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "love" come from?
"love" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dudo#4,239amar#4,301Aves#4,303toro#4,206

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

caído6 variantsseco6 variantsllave6 variantsniega6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list