lobotomía

[loβ̞ot̪oˈmia]

/[loβ̞ot̪oˈmia]/ noun

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lobotomía” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lobotomía
PropertyValue
Headwordlobotomía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[loβ̞ot̪oˈmia]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,099
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “lobotomía” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.lobotomíacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “locomotor” (#91,100), “llegarías” (#91,097), “lombardos” (#91,101). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lobotomía” va en #91,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Separación 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"?
"lobotomía" is spelled L-O-B-O-T-O-M-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [loβ̞ot̪oˈmia].
What does "lobotomía" mean?
As a noun, "lobotomía" means: Separación o extirpación parcial o total de los lóbulos frontales del cerebro.
How do you pronounce "lobotomía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lobotomía" is [loβ̞ot̪oˈmia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list