LSD

[ˈlsð̞]

/[ˈlsð̞]/ noun

The verdict

“LSD” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #30,142) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#30,142
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Droga psicodélica semisintética que se obtiene de la ergolina y de la familia de las triptaminas que produce efectos psicológicos, entre los que se incluyen alucinaciones con ojos abiertos y cerrad...

Corpus desk

Index ES-lsd · LSD · Spanish

LSD · rank #30,142 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,142
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH maceta

Nearest frequency peer: maceta (+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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “LSD”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “LSD” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

LSD vs Lu
33% similar
LSD vs lx
0% similar
LSD vs luz
0% similar

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

Key facts for LSD
PropertyValue
HeadwordLSD
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlsð̞]
Letters3
Frequency rank#30,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “LSD”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).LSDcae 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 “maceta” (#30,143), “maja” (#30,145), “llegarás” (#30,138). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “LSD” va en #30,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for LSD is neighbouring look-alikes ("Lu", "lx", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈlsð̞]. Frequency #30,142 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Gloss: "Droga psicodélica semisintética que se obtiene de la ergolina y de la familia de las triptaminas que produce efectos psicológicos, entre los que se incluyen alucinaciones con ojos abiertos y cerrad...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for LSD, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lu", "lx", "luz", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is LSD, spelled L-S-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Droga psicodélica semisintética que se obtiene de la ergolina y de la familia de las triptaminas que produce efectos psicológicos, entre los que se incluyen alucinaciones con ojos abiertos y cerrados, sinestesia, percepción distorsionada del tiempo y disolución del ego; generalmente utilizada como droga recreacional y dosificada en forma de un trozo de cartón que contiene la sustancia en sí.

Synonyms

ácidoácido lisérgicodietilamida de ácido lisérgicopepa

This word in other languages

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 "LSD"?
"LSD" is spelled L-S-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlsð̞].
What does "LSD" mean?
As a noun, "LSD" means: Droga psicodélica semisintética que se obtiene de la ergolina y de la familia de las triptaminas que produce efectos psicológicos, entre los que se incluyen alucinaciones con ojos abiertos y cerrad...
What words are commonly confused with "LSD"?
"LSD" is commonly confused with "Lu", "lx", "luz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "LSD"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "LSD" is [ˈlsð̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "LSD" come from?
"LSD" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list