170+ Spanish Words That Start with L (with Audio)

When it’s not starring as the first character in a word, the letter L can affect the pronunciation of its neighboring letters, particularly when the letter appears in syllables like “bla,” “ble,” “pli,” etc.

But when it’s the first letter in a Spanish word, its pronunciation is pretty similar to the English L.

Watch out, though! L and Ll sound very different in Spanish. Until 2010, L and Ll were considered separate letters in the Spanish alphabet. Even though the Ll is now just a variation of L, I’ll be treating them as separate letters. This post only covers L-words in Spanish.

Are you ready? Let’s live, laugh and fall in love with Spanish words that start with L!

Contents

• Spanish Nouns That Start with L
• Spanish Verbs That Start with L
• Spanish Adjectives That Start with L
• Spanish Adverbs That Start with L
• More Spanish Words That Start with L
• Spanish L-Words Quiz: Test Yourself!

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Spanish Nouns That Start with L

To learn more about noun types and some common Spanish nouns, check out this post:

Spanish Verbs That Start with L

Learn even more Spanish verbs that every learner needs to know:

Spanish Adjectives That Start with L

Here are some more Spanish adjectives, perfect for beginners:

Spanish Adverbs That Start with L

What’s an adverb, anyway? Learn about Spanish adverbs and study some common ones here:

More Spanish Words That Start with L

Here’s more about Spanish prepositions, conjunctions and interjections (oh my!):

And you can learn more about Spanish articles here:

And study Spanish pronouns in this post:

Spanish L-Words Quiz: Test Yourself!

Looks like you’re ready to bust out your Spanish L-words in conversation! Be on the lookout for these words that start with L Spanish speech and practice them whenever you get the chance.