lotería
Spanish, noun/loteˈɾia/
lotería is spelled L-O-T-E-R-Í-A (7 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,590th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lotería is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lottery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sorteo que se hace de dinero u objetos autorizado públicamente”.
What does lotería mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelottery
- 2
femininea traditional Mexican game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorteo que se hace de dinero u objetos autorizado públicamente. 2. Establecimiento donde se venden boletos de lotería. 3. Asunto que se decide por azar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lotería
- loterías plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lotería?
- /loteˈɾia/
- [lo.t̪eˈɾi.a]
- [lot̪eˈɾia]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lotería
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lotería in Spanish?
lotería appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).