lágrima
[ˈlaɣ̞ɾima]
The verdict
“lágrima” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,753
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gota de líquido transparente que segregan las glándulas lacrimales y que se desprende del ojo a causa de la irritación o de una emoción intensa.
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 | lágrima |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɣ̞ɾima] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,753 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lágrima” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around lágrima (IPA [ˈlaɣ̞ɾima]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,753 among 17,327 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lágrima, with forms such as "lgárima", "llágrima", and "lággrima". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "lástima", "lágrimas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lágrima, spelled L-Á-G-R-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1Gota de líquido transparente que segregan las glándulas lacrimales y que se desprende del ojo a causa de la irritación o de una emoción intensa.
- 2Por metonimia, situación difícil o angustiosa.
- 3Objeto, especialmente decorativo, en forma de gota.
- 4Pequeña cantidad de una bebida alcohólica.
- 5Bebida a base de leche apenas cortada con café.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lgárima
- llágrima
- lággrima
- lágirma
- lágriam
- lágrimma
- lágrmia
- lágrrima
- lárgima
- álgrima
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lágrima - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “lágrima”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-Á-G-R-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaɣ̞ɾima] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lástima” - see the side-by-side comparison. lágrima vs lástima
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.