gota

[ˈgot̪a]

/[ˈgot̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“gota” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,785
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Volumen pequeño de agua u otro líquido delimitado casi completamente por superficies libres y generalmente con forma cercana a la de una esfera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gota · gota · Spanish

gota · rank #6,785 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,785
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH geográfica

Nearest frequency peer: geográfica (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “gota”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “gota” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gota vs gua
50% similar
gota vs guía
50% similar
gota vs goza
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gota
PropertyValue
Headwordgota
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgot̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,785
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gota”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gotacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “geográfica” (#6,784), “guerreros” (#6,786), “generado” (#6,783). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gota” va en #6,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around gota (IPA [ˈgot̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,785 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for gota, with forms such as "ggota", "goat", and "gotta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gua", "guía", "goza", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gota, spelled G-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Volumen pequeño de agua u otro líquido delimitado casi completamente por superficies libres y generalmente con forma cercana a la de una esfera.
  2. 2
    Enfermedad dolorosa que afecta a las articulaciones y al riñón, haciendo hinchar algunas partes del cuerpo.
  3. 3
    Pequeño tronco cónico en la parte superior de las edificaciones dóricas de la Antigua Grecia, colocado en serie debajo de los triglifos (adornos rectangulares verticales) como decoración y para repeler el agua. Desde abajo se ven como gotas₁.
  4. 4
    Enfermedad que sufren ciertas plantas a causa de un hongo que hace marchitar los tallos.
  5. 5
    Porción muy pequeña de algo.
  6. 6
    Medicamento líquido que se administra en pequeñas porciones, generalmente con cuentagotas o gotero.

Synonyms

migajapoquitopizca

This word in other languages

drop(English)goutte(Français)Tropfen(Deutsch)gota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggota
  • goat
  • gotta
  • gtoa
  • ogta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gota - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggota1goat2gotta1gtoa2ogta2
Edit distance from "gota"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gota"?
"gota" is spelled G-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgot̪a].
What does "gota" mean?
As a noun, "gota" means: Volumen pequeño de agua u otro líquido delimitado casi completamente por superficies libres y generalmente con forma cercana a la de una esfera.
What words are commonly confused with "gota"?
"gota" is commonly confused with "gua", "guía", "goza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gota" is [ˈgot̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gota" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gota", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list