# lotto

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɔtəʉ/ · frequency rank #21,568

## Definitions
1. a game of chance similar to bingo
2. a lottery

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lotto. Doublet of lot.

## Easily confused with
- **lotus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotto-vs-lotus)
- **Lovato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotto-vs-lovato)
- **Lytton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotto-vs-lytton)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lot-vs-lotto)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loo-vs-lotto)
- **lost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lost-vs-lotto)
- **lots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lots-vs-lotto)
- **logo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/logo-vs-lotto)
- **loft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loft-vs-lotto)
- **loot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loot-vs-lotto)
- **loco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loco-vs-lotto)
- **Leto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leto-vs-lotto)
- **Lott** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lott-vs-lotto)
- **lobo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lobo-vs-lotto)
- **lolo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lolo-vs-lotto)
- **lofty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lofty-vs-lotto)
- **latte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latte-vs-lotto)
- **lotta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotta-vs-lotto)
- **lotte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotte-vs-lotto)
- **loath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loath-vs-lotto)

## Common misspellings (4)
`llotto`, `lotot`, `ltoto`, `oltto`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lotto