Because the combination LL and the letter Y are often pronounced the same, knowing when a word is spelled with LL or Y can be tricky. In this article, we are going to cover popular Spanish words with LL.

In Spanish, the LL and Y sound very much the same. However, depending on the region, speakers may make a difference between both. For instance, the Y can sound like the y in the word yes , like the ll in the word million or similar to the j in the word just. Notice that some Latin American speakers (i.e. Argentinians) pronounce it like the ch in the word machine.

Spanish Words with LLA

Here is a list of common nouns, adjectives or verbs containing –lla-.

  1. el abrebotellas (bottle opener)
  2. la alfombrilla (mouse pad)
  3. la arcilla (clay)
  4. la ardilla (squirrel)
  5. la avellana (hazelnut)
  6. la barbilla (chin)
  7. la batalla (battle)
  8. el billar (billards)
  9. la bombilla (light bulb)
  10. la botella (bottle)
  11. brillante (shiny)
  12. brillar (to shine)
  13. callado (quiet)
  14. la camilla (stretcher)
  15. la campanilla (bluebell)
  16. la capilla (chapel)
  17. la cebolla (onion)
  18. cepillar (to brush)
  19. la cerilla (match, for fire)
  20. chillar (to scream)
  21. el collar (necklace)
  22. la costilla (rib)
  23. la cucharilla (teaspoon)
  24. la cuchilla de afeitar (razor)
  25. desarrollar (to develop)
  26. desmaquillar (to remove makeup)
  27. destellante (sparkling)
  28. el destornillador (screwdriver)
  29. estallar (to blow up)
  30. la estrella (star)
  31. la estrella de cine (movie star)
  32. la estrella de mar (starfish)
  33. la estrella fugaz (shooting star)
  34. el hallazgo (discovery)
  35. la huella de carbono (carbon footprint)
  36. la llama (flame)
  37. la llamada (phone call)
  38. la llamada perdida (missed call)
  39. llamar (to phone, to call)
  40. la llanura (plain, grassland)
  41. la llave (key)
  42. la llave inglesa (wrench)
  43. el llavero (key-ring)
  44. el lavavajillas (dishwasher)
  45. la lentilla (contact lens)
  46. las mallas (leggings)
  47. la mantequilla (butter)
  48. la manzanilla (chamomile tea)
  49. el maquillador (makeup artist)
  50. el maquillaje (makeup)
  51. maquillar (to put make-up on)
  52. la maquinilla de afeitar (razor)
  53. la mascarilla (mask)
  54. maullar (to meow)
  55. la mejilla (cheek)
  56. la medalla (medal)
  57. la milla (mile)
  58. la olla (pot)
  59. la orilla (shore, bank)
  60. la paella (paella)
  61. la pantalla (screen)
  62. el pantallazo (screenshot)
  63. la pastilla (pill)
  64. la pesadilla (nightmare)
  65. rallar (to grate)
  66. la rodilla (knee)
  67. la rosquilla (doughnut)
  68. la semilla (seed)
  69. la silla (chair)
  70. la sombrilla (umbrella, for the sun)
  71. la talla (size)
  72. la taquilla (ticket office)
  73. la toalla (towel)
  74. la tortilla (omelet)
  75. la vainilla (vanilla)
  76. la vajilla (silverware, flatware)
  77. la valla (fence)
  78. la ventanilla (car window)
  79. el villancico (Christmas carol)
  80. las zapatillas (sneakers)

Spanish Words with LLE

Now let’s see these nouns, adjectives or verbs with the letters –lle-.

  1. la ballena (whale)
  2. el ballet (ballet)
  3. la belleza (beauty)
  4. el billete (ticket)
  5. el caballero (knight)
  6. la calle (street)
  7. la cebolleta (scallion)
  8. la cremallera (zipper)
  9. cotillear (to gossip)
  10. el detalle (detail)
  11. el folleto (brochure)
  12. el fuelle (bellows)
  13. la galleta (cookie)
  14. la llegada (arrival)
  15. llegar (to arrive)
  16. llenar (to fill)
  17. lleno (full)
  18. llevar (to take)
  19. llevadero (manageable, easy)
  20. la molleja (sweetbread)
  21. el mollete (chubby cheek)
  22. el muelle (dock, wharf, quay)
  23. rellenar (to fill in)
  24. la servilleta (napkin)
  25. el taller (repair shop)
  26. el toallero (towel rank)
  27. el valle (valley)

Spanish Words with LLI

You can review these nouns, adjectives or verbs containing the combination –lli-.

  1. allí (there)
  2. el apellido (surname)
  3. el aullido (howl, howling)
  4. el bullicio (bustle)
  5. el caballito de mar (seahorse)
  6. el chantillí (whipped cream)
  7. el chillido (scream, yell)
  8. el deshollinador (chimney sweeping)
  9. deshollinar (to remove soot)
  10. detallista (meticulous, detail-oriented)
  11. la ebullición (boiling)
  12. engullir (to gobble down)
  13. escabullirse (to make a getaway)
  14. el estallido (outbreak)
  15. la gallina (hen)
  16. el gallinero (roost)
  17. el hollín (soot)
  18. el maullido (meow)
  19. el medallista (medalist)
  20. el mellizo (twin)
  21. mullido (soft)
  22. el pellizco (pinch)
  23. el pollito (chick)
  24. el rollito (small roll)
  25. rollizo (plump)
  26. el sarpullido (rash)
  27. las toallitas (wipes)
  28. el torbellino (whirlwind)
  29. los trillizos (triplets)
  30. tullido (crippled)
  31. zambullirse (to dive, to plunge)

Spanish Words with LLO

Let’s see these nouns, adjectives or verbs written with –llo-.

  1. amarillo (yellow)
  2. el anillo (ring)
  3. el atropello (hit-and-run)
  4. el barullo (noise, racket)
  5. bello (beautiful, good-looking)
  6. el bocadillo (sandwich)
  7. el bolsillo (pocket)
  8. el bordillo (curb)
  9. el brillo (brightness)
  10. el caballo (horse)
  11. el cabello (hair)
  12. el camello (camel)
  13. el capullo (bud)
  14. el castillo (castle)
  15. el castillo de arena (sandcastle)
  16. el cepillo (brush)
  17. el cepillo de dientes (toothbrush)
  18. el chanchullo (fraud, racket)
  19. el colmillo (canine)
  20. el cuchillo (knife)
  21. el cuello (neck)
  22. el cursillo (short course)
  23. el desarrollo (development)
  24. el estribillo (chorus)
  25. el fallo (judgement)
  26. el flequillo (bangs)
  27. el gallo (rooster)
  28. el ganchillo (crochet)
  29. el grillo (cricket)
  30. el ladrillo (brick)
  31. llorar (to cry)
  32. llover (to rain)
  33. la llovizna (drizzle)
  34. el maillot (leotard)
  35. maravilloso (wonderful)
  36. el martillo (hammer)
  37. el mejillón (mussel)
  38. el mercadillo (street market)
  39. millón (million)
  40. millonario (millionaire)
  41. el molinillo (grinder)
  42. el nudillo (knuckle)
  43. orgulloso (proud)
  44. el ovillo (ball)
  45. el pabellón (pavilion)
  46. el pasillo (hallway)
  47. el pollo (chicken)
  48. el sello (stamp)
  49. sencillo (simple)
  50. el sillón (armchair)
  51. el solomillo (sirloin)
  52. el tallo (stem)
  53. el tobillo (ankle)
  54. el tornillo (screw)

Spanish Words with LLU

Finally, let’s have a look at the following nouns, adjectives or verbs containing –llu-.

  1. caballuno (horse-like)
  2. cabelludo (hairy, on head)
  3. la llueca (broody)
  4. la lluvia (rain)
  5. lluvioso (rainy)
  6. pilluelo (rascal)
  7. el polluelo (baby bird)
  8. talludo (long-stemmed)
  9. velludo (hairy, on body)

Exercises

Here are some exercises to practice some of these Spanish words with LL. In our blog, you can also do exercises with words containing the letters CH, H, J, K, Ñ, Q, R, W, X, Y or Z.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

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