lobotomía
[loβ̞ot̪oˈmia]
The verdict
“lobotomía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,099 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,099
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Separación o extirpación parcial o total de los lóbulos frontales del cerebro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lobotomia · lobotomía · Spanish
lobotomía · rank #91,099 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,099
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH locomotor
Nearest frequency peer: locomotor (+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 “lobotomía”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- limpiadoras
limpiadoras
8,906 corpus weight
- llegarías
llegarías
8,904 corpus weight
- lobotomía
lobotomía
8,902 corpus weight
- locomotor
locomotor
8,901 corpus weight
- lombardos
lombardos
8,900 corpus weight
- lonchera
lonchera
8,899 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lobotomía” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lobotomía |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [loβ̞ot̪oˈmia] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #91,099 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lobotomía” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lobotomía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,099 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [loβ̞ot̪oˈmia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Separación o extirpación parcial o total de los lóbulos frontales del cerebro.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lobotomía, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lobotomía, spelled L-O-B-O-T-O-M-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Separación o extirpación parcial o total de los lóbulos frontales del cerebro.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "lobotomía"?
What does "lobotomía" mean?
How do you pronounce "lobotomía"?
What language does "lobotomía" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lobotomía", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).