letargo

/[leˈt̪aɾɣ̞o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,688

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

letargo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Inactividad y estado de reposo absoluto en que algunos animales permanecen durante ciertos periodos de tiempo Pronounced [leˈt̪aɾɣ̞o]. Often confused with largo.

Key facts for letargo
PropertyValue
Headwordletargo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leˈt̪aɾɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,688
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for letargo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈt̪aɾɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,688 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for letargo, with forms such as "eltargo", "leatrgo", and "letagro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "largo", 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 letargo, spelled L-E-T-A-R-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inactividad y estado de reposo absoluto en que algunos animales permanecen durante ciertos periodos de tiempo
  2. 2
    Somnolencia profunda y prolongada que constituye el síntoma de varias enfermedades nerviosas, infecciosas o tóxicas

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eltargo,leatrgo,letagro,letarggo,letarog,letarrgo,letrago,lettargo,lletargo,lteargo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for letargo

Misspelling Variants of "letargo"

eltargo7leatrgo7letagro7letarggo8letarog7letarrgo8letrago7lettargo8
Misspelling Variants of "letargo"

Frequency rank: #33,688 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "letargo"?
"letargo" is spelled L-E-T-A-R-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈt̪aɾɣ̞o].
What does "letargo" mean?
As a noun, "letargo" means: Inactividad y estado de reposo absoluto en que algunos animales permanecen durante ciertos periodos de tiempo
What words are commonly confused with "letargo"?
"letargo" is commonly confused with "largo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "letargo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "letargo" is [leˈt̪aɾɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "letargo" come from?
"letargo" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.