loser

[ˈluseɾ]

/[ˈluseɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“loser” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,669 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,669
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fracasado, persona que tiende a fracasar en todo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-loser · loser · Spanish

loser · rank #53,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,669
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH llaveros

Nearest frequency peer: llaveros (-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 “loser”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for loser
PropertyValue
Headwordloser
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈluseɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “loser” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “llaveros” (#53,668), “lovely” (#53,670), “lipa” (#53,667). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “loser” va en #53,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loser is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,669 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈluseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fracasado, persona que tiende a fracasar en todo.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for loser, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 loser, spelled L-O-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fracasado, persona que tiende a fracasar en todo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how loser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yo que en inglés solo se decir "yes" Pensé en el libro de Herman Hess "Soy un loser como un boy scout" Y de la vida me declaré out

Synonyms

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 "loser"?
"loser" is spelled L-O-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluseɾ].
What does "loser" mean?
As a noun, "loser" means: Fracasado, persona que tiende a fracasar en todo.
How do you pronounce "loser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loser" is [ˈluseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loser" come from?
"loser" 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 "loser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list