lagotería

[laɣ̞ot̪eˈɾia]

/[laɣ̞ot̪eˈɾia]/ noun

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The verdict

“lagotería” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zalamería para congraciarse con una persona o lograr una cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lagoteria · lagotería · Spanish

lagotería · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for lagotería
PropertyValue
Headwordlagotería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laɣ̞ot̪eˈɾia]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lagotería” sits in Spanish frequency

lagotería falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lagotería is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [laɣ̞ot̪eˈɾia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zalamería para congraciarse con una persona o lograr una cosa.".

Zero misspellings are on record for lagotería in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is lagotería, spelled L-A-G-O-T-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zalamería para congraciarse con una persona o lograr una cosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lagotería appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Y con esta [tal] ayuda, volverá la mano mía de toda lagotería, de todo punto desnuda, a hablar con vos, señora, (…)».
  2. «—Señor, malo es aquello —me contestaba—, porque los de allá, en lugar de atraer como el imán, despiden como el erizo, pero la de estos es ya una lagotería, una zalamería que me revienta un poco».

Synonyms

adulacióncarantoñahalagozalamería

This word in other languages

flattery(English)flatterie(Français)Schmeichelei(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lagotería"?
"lagotería" is spelled L-A-G-O-T-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [laɣ̞ot̪eˈɾia].
What does "lagotería" mean?
As a noun, "lagotería" means: Zalamería para congraciarse con una persona o lograr una cosa.
How do you pronounce "lagotería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lagotería" is [laɣ̞ot̪eˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lagotería" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list