gotera
[goˈt̪eɾa]
The verdict
“gotera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,927 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,927
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,549
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Paso de agua a gotas a través del techo de una construcción.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gotera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [goˈt̪eɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,927 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gotera” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gotera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,927 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [goˈt̪eɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for gotera in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is gotera, spelled G-O-T-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Paso de agua a gotas a través del techo de una construcción.
- 2La hendidura por la que se produce la gotera₁.
- 3Zona ubicada bajo el borde de una techumbre, en la que cae el agua que se escurre por el tejado.
- 4Achaque característico de la vejez.
- 5Enfermedad de los árboles provocada por filtrado de agua en el tronco y que hace que le salgan manchas blancas, rojas o negras.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “gotera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-O-T-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.