lóbrego
[ˈloβ̞ɾeɣ̞o]
The verdict
“lóbrego” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oscuro, tenebroso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lobrego · lóbrego · Spanish
lóbrego · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lóbrego |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈloβ̞ɾeɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lóbrego” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lóbrego is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈloβ̞ɾeɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for lóbrego in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lóbrego, spelled L-Ó-B-R-E-G-O.
Definition
- 1Oscuro, tenebroso.
- 2Triste, melancólico.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lóbrego appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«De pronto movía la cabeza, miraba hacia afuera y el patio lóbrego y sucio al cual daba su ventana, ofrecíale el grandioso paisaje de dos o tres cocinas medianeras».
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.