Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

león

/lˈiɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: leon
IPA: /lˈiɑn/

3

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Leon in reference to various places in Spain and Latin America.

Etymology

From Spanish León, from Latin legiō (“legion”), named for the Legio VII Gemina, which settled there. Doublet of legion via Old French.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: León, legiō

Derived Forms

Leónese

Homonyms

léon

Rhymes With

léon

Questions

How do you pronounce león?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈiɑn/.
What does león mean?: Alternative form of Leon in reference to various places in Spain and Latin America.
Where does león come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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