Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leyva

/lˈeɪvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: ley-va
IPA: /lˈeɪvə/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish, mostly known as the second surname of the leaders of the disbanded Mexican Beltrán-Leyva drug cartel.

Etymology

From Spanish, variant of Leiva.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Leyvas (plural)

Rhymes With

eva ava deva neva alleva pleva cava vena cava leiva

Questions

How do you pronounce leyva?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈeɪvə/.
What does leyva mean?: A surname from Spanish, mostly known as the second surname of the leaders of the disbanded Mexican Beltrán-Leyva drug cartel.
Where does leyva come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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