lagarto

/[laˈɣ̞aɾt̪o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,107

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

lagarto is aSpanishnoun. It means: (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... Pronounced [laˈɣ̞aɾt̪o]. Often confused with Lázaro and Lavarte.

Key facts for lagarto
PropertyValue
Headwordlagarto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laˈɣ̞aɾt̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,107
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lagarto in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lagarto is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for lagarto, with forms such as "algarto", "laagrto", and "lagarot". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Lázaro", "Lavarte", "lagartos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lagarto, spelled L-A-G-A-R-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 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. 2
    (Orden Crocodilia) Cocodrilo o caimán.
  3. 3
    (Synodus intermedius) Especie de pez que frecuenta los suelos marinos arenosos, crece hasta unos 40 cm y tiene visos verdes amarillentos.
  4. 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).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: algarto,laagrto,lagarot,lagarrto,lagartto,lagatro,laggarto,lagrato,lgaarto,llagarto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lagarto

Misspelling Variants of "lagarto"

algarto7laagrto7lagarot7lagarrto8lagartto8lagatro7laggarto8lagrato7
Misspelling Variants of "lagarto"

Frequency rank: #20,107 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lagarto"?
"lagarto" is spelled L-A-G-A-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈɣ̞aɾt̪o].
What does "lagarto" mean?
As a noun, "lagarto" means: (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...
What words are commonly confused with "lagarto"?
"lagarto" is commonly confused with "Lázaro", "Lavarte", "lagartos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lagarto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lagarto" is [laˈɣ̞aɾt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lagarto" come from?
"lagarto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.