lobby

/[ˈloβ̞i]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,175

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

lobby is aSpanishnoun. It means: Atrio muy grande de un hotel, o de otros edificios como teatros, restaurantes o cines. Pronounced [ˈloβ̞i]. Often confused with lobo and Lobos.

Key facts for lobby
PropertyValue
Headwordlobby
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈloβ̞i]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,175
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lobby is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈloβ̞i]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,175 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for lobby, with forms such as "lboby", "llobby", and "lobbyy". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "lobo", "Lobos", "loba", 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 lobby, spelled L-O-B-B-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atrio muy grande de un hotel, o de otros edificios como teatros, restaurantes o cines.
  2. 2
    Grupo formado por personas influyentes y con gran poder político o económico, que tiene capacidad para presionar sobre un gobierno.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lboby,llobby,lobbyy,loby,lobyb,lovvy,olbby

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lobby

Misspelling Variants of "lobby"

lboby5llobby6lobbyy6loby4lobyb5lovvy5olbby5
Misspelling Variants of "lobby"

Frequency rank: #14,175 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lobby"?
"lobby" is spelled L-O-B-B-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloβ̞i].
What does "lobby" mean?
As a noun, "lobby" means: Atrio muy grande de un hotel, o de otros edificios como teatros, restaurantes o cines.
What words are commonly confused with "lobby"?
"lobby" is commonly confused with "lobo", "Lobos", "loba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lobby"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lobby" is [ˈloβ̞i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lobby" come from?
"lobby" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.