lomo

Name: lomo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈlomo]

/[ˈlomo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“lomo” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,608) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#11,608
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,069
“L” headwords: 4
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte de la espalda debajo de los omóplatos y hasta el comienzo de las nalgas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lomo · lomo · Spanish

lomo · rank #11,608 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #11,608
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-LOW 4 variants
BOOK-MID 2,069
PHOTO-FINISH llegarán

Nearest frequency peer: llegarán (-2 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.

lapso

88,397
levantan

88,396
llegarán

88,395
lomo

88,393
Líbano

88,391
manifestar

88,390

What this shows Las barras sitúan “lomo” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lomo vs los

50% similar

lomo vs low

50% similar

lomo vs lpm

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lomo
Property	Value
Headword	lomo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈlomo]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#11,608
Misspellings tracked	4
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “lomo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).lomocae aquí:

#11,608

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “llegarán” (#11,606), “Líbano” (#11,610), “levantan” (#11,605). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lomo” va en #11,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lomo is neighbouring look-alikes ("los", "low", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈlomo]. Frequency #11,608 among 2,069 “L” headwords. 10 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for lomo, with forms such as "llomo", "lmoo", and "lommo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "los", "low", "lpm", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lomo, spelled L-O-M-O.

Definition

1
Parte de la espalda debajo de los omóplatos y hasta el comienzo de las nalgas.
2
En los cuadrúpedos, zona equivalente, desde la cruz hasta la grupa.
3
Carne que se corta de esta zona para su consumo.
4
Parte de un códice por la que se unen las páginas mediante costura y pegado.
5
En las armas blancas de un solo filo, lado de la hoja opuesto a este.
6
Por extensión, saliente romo de cualquier objeto.
7
Pequeña elevación, menor y menos abrupta que una colina.
8
Montoncillo de tierra que queda a ambos lados del surco al pasar el arado.
9
Aspecto físico muy atractivo de una persona.
10
Músculos desarrollados, especialmente los de la mitad superior del cuerpo.

This word in other languages

loin(English)lombes(Français)Rücken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

llomo
lmoo
lommo
loom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lomo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "lomo"

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 "lomo"?

"lomo" is spelled L-O-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlomo].

What does "lomo" mean?

As a noun, "lomo" means: Parte de la espalda debajo de los omóplatos y hasta el comienzo de las nalgas.

What words are commonly confused with "lomo"?

"lomo" is commonly confused with "los", "low", "lpm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "lomo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lomo" is [ˈlomo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "lomo" come from?

"lomo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lomo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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