locha
[ˈlot͡ʃa]
The verdict
“locha” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cobitidae) Pez del orden de los malacopterigios abdominales, de unos tres decímetros de longitud, cuerpo casi cilíndrico, aplastado lateralmente hacia la cola, de color negruzco, con listas amaril...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | locha |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlot͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “locha” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
locha is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlot͡ʃa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Cobitidae) Pez del orden de los malacopterigios abdominales, de unos tres decímetros de longitud, cuerpo casi cilíndrico, aplastado lateralmente hacia la cola, de color negruzco, con listas amaril...".
No misspelling variants are generated for locha in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is locha, spelled L-O-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1(Cobitidae) Pez del orden de los malacopterigios abdominales, de unos tres decímetros de longitud, cuerpo casi cilíndrico, aplastado lateralmente hacia la cola, de color negruzco, con listas amarillentas, escamas pequeñas, piel viscosa, boca rodeada de diez barbillas, seis en el labio superior y cuatro en el inferior, labios salientes y aletas no pareadas. Se cría en los lagos y ríos de agua fría y su carne es muy fina.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “locha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-O-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlot͡ʃa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.