lota
/ˈləʊtə/noun
lota is spelled L-O-T-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lota means “A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lota is lotas.
How many letters and syllables are in lota?
| Letters | 4: L-O-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lota?
Lota appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lota?
- UK /ˈləʊtə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with lota?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lota from its last stressed vowel (/əʊtə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alto, tola.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lota
- lotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lota mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
- 2
A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another, engaging in lotacracy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lota come from?
From Hindi लोटा (loṭā) / Urdu لوٹا (loṭā). (person who switches loyalties): From the fact that the lota pot has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).