loved

/lʌvd/

//lʌvd// verb

The verdict

“loved” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,392 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,392
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasado simple del verbo (to) love, amó.

Corpus desk

Index ES-loved · loved · Spanish

loved · rank #78,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,392
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH locro

Nearest frequency peer: locro (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “loved”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “loved” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for loved
PropertyValue
Headwordloved
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/lʌvd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “loved” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lovedcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “locro” (#78,390), “lumbrera” (#78,394), “Lviv” (#78,395). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “loved” va en #78,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loved is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,392 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /lʌvd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

loved has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is loved, spelled L-O-V-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasado simple del verbo (to) love, amó.
  2. 2
    Participio pasado de love, amado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life

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 "loved"?
"loved" is spelled L-O-V-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /lʌvd/.
What does "loved" mean?
As a verb, "loved" means: Pasado simple del verbo (to) love, amó.
How do you pronounce "loved"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loved" is /lʌvd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loved" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list