gotas

[ˈgot̪as]

/[ˈgot̪as]/ noun

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The verdict

“gotas” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,651
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Medicamento o sustancia que se emplea o se dosifica por pequeñas cantidades (gotas), y generalmente se administra con gotero o cuentagotas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-gotas · gotas · Spanish

gotas · rank #9,651 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,651
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH globales

Nearest frequency peer: globales (-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 “gotas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gotas” 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).

gotas vs goza
60% similar
gotas vs Goya
40% similar
gotas vs Gras
40% similar

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

Key facts for gotas
PropertyValue
Headwordgotas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgot̪as]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,651
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gotas”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.gotascae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “globales” (#9,650), “hallan” (#9,652), “genocidio” (#9,649). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gotas” va en #9,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gotas (IPA [ˈgot̪as]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,651 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Medicamento o sustancia que se emplea o se dosifica por pequeñas cantidades (gotas), y generalmente se administra con gotero o cuentagotas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gotas, with forms such as "ggotas", "goats", and "gotass". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "goza", "Goya", "Gras", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is gotas, spelled G-O-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Medicamento o sustancia que se emplea o se dosifica por pequeñas cantidades (gotas), y generalmente se administra con gotero o cuentagotas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggotas
  • goats
  • gotass
  • gotsa
  • gottas
  • gtoas
  • ogtas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gotas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggotas1goats2gotass1gotsa2gottas1gtoas2ogtas2
Edit distance from "gotas"

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 "gotas"?
"gotas" is spelled G-O-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgot̪as].
What does "gotas" mean?
As a noun, "gotas" means: Medicamento o sustancia que se emplea o se dosifica por pequeñas cantidades (gotas), y generalmente se administra con gotero o cuentagotas.
What words are commonly confused with "gotas"?
"gotas" is commonly confused with "goza", "Goya", "Gras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gotas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gotas" is [ˈgot̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gotas" come from?
"gotas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

hallan7 variantsescaso7 variantsllueve7 variantscuñado7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list