latigazo
[lat̪iˈɣ̞aso]
The verdict
“latigazo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,715 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,715
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Golpe o azote dado con un látigo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-latigazo · latigazo · Spanish
latigazo · rank #61,715 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,715
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH lagar
Nearest frequency peer: lagar (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “latigazo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- kuri
kuri
38,290 corpus weight
- labradas
labradas
38,289 corpus weight
- Ladislao
Ladislao
38,288 corpus weight
- lagar
lagar
38,287 corpus weight
- latigazo
latigazo
38,286 corpus weight
- lauda
lauda
38,285 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “latigazo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | latigazo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lat̪iˈɣ̞aso] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #61,715 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “latigazo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
latigazo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,715 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lat̪iˈɣ̞aso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for latigazo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is latigazo, spelled L-A-T-I-G-A-Z-O.
Definition
- 1Golpe o azote dado con un látigo.
- 2Dolor momentáneo e intenso.
This word in other languages
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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