lotería

/[lot̪eˈɾia]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,676

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

lotería is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sorteo que se hace de dinero u objetos autorizado públicamente. Pronounced [lot̪eˈɾia]. It ranks #9,676 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with loterías and litera.

Key facts for lotería
PropertyValue
Headwordlotería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lot̪eˈɾia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,676
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lotería in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lotería is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lot̪eˈɾia]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,676 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for lotería, with forms such as "llotería", "loetría", and "loteraí". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "loterías", "litera", "Liberia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lotería, spelled L-O-T-E-R-Í-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorteo que se hace de dinero u objetos autorizado públicamente.
  2. 2
    Establecimiento donde se venden boletos de lotería.
  3. 3
    Asunto que se decide por azar.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llotería,loetría,loteraí,loterría,loteíra,lotreía,lottería,ltoería,oltería

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lotería

Misspelling Variants of "lotería"

llotería8loetría7loteraí7loterría8loteíra7lotreía7lottería8ltoería7
Misspelling Variants of "lotería"

Frequency rank: #9,676 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lotería"?
"lotería" is spelled L-O-T-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [lot̪eˈɾia].
What does "lotería" mean?
As a noun, "lotería" means: Sorteo que se hace de dinero u objetos autorizado públicamente.
What words are commonly confused with "lotería"?
"lotería" is commonly confused with "loterías", "litera", "Liberia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lotería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lotería" is [lot̪eˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lotería" come from?
"lotería" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.