lagarto
[laˈɣ̞aɾt̪o]
The verdict
“lagarto” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #20,107 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,107
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Suborden Lacertilia) Género de reptiles terrestres pertenecientes al orden de los saurios. De diverso tamaño, sus especies tienen cabeza grande y ovalada, cola en forma de cono y un cuerpo casi ci...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lagarto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laˈɣ̞aɾt̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,107 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lagarto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lagarto is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [laˈɣ̞aɾt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,107 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lagarto, with forms such as "algarto", "laagrto", and "lagarot". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Lázaro", "Lavarte", "lagartos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lagarto, spelled L-A-G-A-R-T-O.
Definition
- 1(Suborden Lacertilia) Género de reptiles terrestres pertenecientes al orden de los saurios. De diverso tamaño, sus especies tienen cabeza grande y ovalada, cola en forma de cono y un cuerpo casi cilíndrico.
- 2(Orden Crocodilia) Cocodrilo o caimán.
- 3(Synodus intermedius) Especie de pez que frecuenta los suelos marinos arenosos, crece hasta unos 40 cm y tiene visos verdes amarillentos.
- 4(Zanthoxylum panamensis) Árbol centroamericano de hasta 20 m de altura, generalmente con espinas, flores perfumadas blancas o verdosas, y frutos verdes en cápsulas, que se ponen negros cuando están maduros. (Familia Rutaceae).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: algarto,laagrto,lagarot,lagarrto,lagartto,lagatro,laggarto,lagrato,lgaarto,llagarto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lagarto - 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.
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 “lagarto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-G-A-R-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [laˈɣ̞aɾt̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Lázaro” - see the side-by-side comparison. lagarto vs Lázaro
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.