lamentable

[lamẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞le]

/[lamẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞le]/ adj

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The verdict

“lamentable” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,527. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,527
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Digno de ser lamentado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lamentable · lamentable · Spanish

lamentable · rank #5,527 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,527
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH laguna

Nearest frequency peer: laguna (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “lamentable”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “lamentable” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lamentable vs lamentarse
80% similar
lamentable vs lamentables
91% similar
lamentable vs lamentaba
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lamentable
PropertyValue
Headwordlamentable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[lamẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞le]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,527
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lamentable”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).lamentablecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “laguna” (#5,526), “li” (#5,528), “llamaron” (#5,529). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lamentable” va en #5,527. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around lamentable (IPA [lamẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,527 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for lamentable, with forms such as "almentable", "laemntable", and "lamenatble". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "lamentarse", "lamentables", "lamentaba", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is lamentable, spelled L-A-M-E-N-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Digno de ser lamentado.
  2. 2
    Melancólico.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • almentable
  • laemntable
  • lamenatble
  • lamenntable
  • lamentabble
  • lamentabel
  • lamentablle
  • lamentalbe
  • lamentavle
  • lamentbale
  • lamenttable
  • lametnable
  • lammentable
  • lamnetable
  • llamentable
  • lmaentable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lamentable - 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.

almentable2laemntable2lamenatble2lamenntable1lamentabble1lamentabel2lamentablle1lamentalbe2
Edit distance from "lamentable"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lamentable"?
"lamentable" is spelled L-A-M-E-N-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [lamẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞le].
What does "lamentable" mean?
As an adjective, "lamentable" means: Digno de ser lamentado.
What words are commonly confused with "lamentable"?
"lamentable" is commonly confused with "lamentarse", "lamentables", "lamentaba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lamentable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lamentable" is [lamẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lamentable" come from?
"lamentable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lamentable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

obstáculos#5,542estableció#5,508presentada#5,548escritorio#5,504

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

obligatorio16 variantstecnológico16 variantsconvencer16 variantsconservar16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list