gotera
Spanish, noun/ɡoˈteɾa/
gotera is spelled G-O-T-E-R-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gotera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “leak (hole which lets escape a fluid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Paso de agua a gotas a través del techo de una construcción”.
What does gotera mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineleak (hole which lets escape a fluid)
- 2
femininegutter
- 3
feminineoutskirts, surroundings
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Paso de agua a gotas a través del techo de una construcción. 2. La hendidura por la que se produce la gotera₁. 3. Zona ubicada bajo el borde de una techumbre, en la que cae el agua que se escurre por el tejado. 4. Achaque característico de la vejez.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gotera
- goteras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gotera?
- /ɡoˈteɾa/
- [ɡoˈt̪e.ɾa]
- [goˈt̪eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gotera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gotera in Spanish?
gotera appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).