# leone vs leonesa

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### leone
*noun · IPA [leˈone] · frequency rank #46,637*
Unidad monetaria de Sierra Leona

### leonesa
*adjective · IPA [leoˈnesa] · frequency rank #38,214*
Forma del femenino singular de leonés.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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