LGBTI
[ˈlɣ̞bt̪i]
The verdict
“LGBTI” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #42,004 in Spanish word frequency and used as an abbreviation.
- #42,004
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sigla de lesbianas, gais, bisexuales, transgéneros/transexuales/travestis e intersexuales.
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 | LGBTI |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [ˈlɣ̞bt̪i] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #42,004 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “LGBTI” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for LGBTI is 5 letters long, classified as an abbreviation, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɣ̞bt̪i]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,004 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sigla de lesbianas, gais, bisexuales, transgéneros/transexuales/travestis e intersexuales.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for LGBTI, with forms such as "glbti", "lbgti", and "lgbbti". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "LGTB", "LGTBI", "LGBT", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is LGBTI, spelled L-G-B-T-I.
Definition
- 1Sigla de lesbianas, gais, bisexuales, transgéneros/transexuales/travestis e intersexuales.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: glbti,lbgti,lgbbti,lgbit,lgbtti,lggbti,lgvti,llgbti
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of LGBTI - 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 “LGBTI”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-G-B-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlɣ̞bt̪i] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “LGTB” - see the side-by-side comparison. LGBTI vs LGTB
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.