lotto

[ˈlɔtːɔ]

/[ˈlɔtːɔ]/ noun

The verdict

“lotto” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #49,769) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#49,769
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de lotería muy popular en Suecia, que consiste en atinar a 7 números de 35.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lotto · lotto · Spanish

lotto · rank #49,769 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,769
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH londinenses

Nearest frequency peer: londinenses (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “lotto”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

lotto vs luto
60% similar
lotto vs Lovato
50% similar
lotto vs lot
60% similar

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

Key facts for lotto
PropertyValue
Headwordlotto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɔtːɔ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,769
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “lotto”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lottocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “londinenses” (#49,768), “lucharán” (#49,770), “lucían” (#49,771). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lotto” va en #49,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lotto is neighbouring look-alikes ("luto", "Lovato", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈlɔtːɔ]. Frequency #49,769 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Gloss: "Tipo de lotería muy popular en Suecia, que consiste en atinar a 7 números de 35.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for lotto, with forms such as "llotto", "lotot", and "ltoto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "luto", "Lovato", "lot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 lotto, spelled L-O-T-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de lotería muy popular en Suecia, que consiste en atinar a 7 números de 35.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llotto
  • lotot
  • ltoto
  • oltto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lotto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

llotto1lotot2ltoto2oltto2
Edit distance from "lotto"

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 "lotto"?
"lotto" is spelled L-O-T-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɔtːɔ].
What does "lotto" mean?
As a noun, "lotto" means: Tipo de lotería muy popular en Suecia, que consiste en atinar a 7 números de 35.
What words are commonly confused with "lotto"?
"lotto" is commonly confused with "luto", "Lovato", "lot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lotto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lotto" is [ˈlɔtːɔ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lotto" come from?
"lotto" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lotto", 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