loquero

[loˈkeɾo]

/[loˈkeɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“loquero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,246 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,246
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El que por oficio cuida y guarda locos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-loquero · loquero · Spanish

loquero · rank #80,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,246
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lobera

Nearest frequency peer: Lobera (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “loquero”

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 “loquero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for loquero
PropertyValue
Headwordloquero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[loˈkeɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “loquero” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).loquerocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Lobera” (#80,244), “lusitanos” (#80,248), “lluevan” (#80,243). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “loquero” va en #80,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loquero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,246 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [loˈkeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for loquero, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is loquero, spelled L-O-Q-U-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    El que por oficio cuida y guarda locos.
  2. 2
    Psicólogo o psiquiatra.

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 "loquero"?
"loquero" is spelled L-O-Q-U-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [loˈkeɾo].
What does "loquero" mean?
As a noun, "loquero" means: El que por oficio cuida y guarda locos.
How do you pronounce "loquero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loquero" is [loˈkeɾo]. 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 "loquero", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lluevan#80,243libraba#80,232marisma#80,269maromas#80,270

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list