rotatorio

[rot̪aˈt̪oɾjo]

/[rot̪aˈt̪oɾjo]/ adj

The verdict

“rotatorio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,645 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,645
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que rota.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rotatorio · rotatorio · Spanish

rotatorio · rank #56,645 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,645
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rotativa

Nearest frequency peer: rotativa (-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 “rotatorio”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rotatorio
PropertyValue
Headwordrotatorio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[rot̪aˈt̪oɾjo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,645
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rotatorio” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “rotativa” (#56,644), “roya” (#56,647), “ripio” (#56,641). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rotatorio” va en #56,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rotatorio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,645 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [rot̪aˈt̪oɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rotatorio, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is rotatorio, spelled R-O-T-A-T-O-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que rota.
  2. 2
    Que pertenece o concierne a la rotación.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Modernamente se usan bombas de otros sistemas: por ejemplo, las rotatorias, en que se empuja al agua por unas paletas y se la hace así ascender al punto deseado.
  2. En los rotatorios ejes de la barbacoa Guadapelucas se asaba al parsimonioso ritmo de una cascada de cerveza sobre los despojos de mi libertad en vinagre.

Synonyms

giratoriorotativo

This word in other languages

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 "rotatorio"?
"rotatorio" is spelled R-O-T-A-T-O-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [rot̪aˈt̪oɾjo].
What does "rotatorio" mean?
As an adjective, "rotatorio" means: Que rota.
How do you pronounce "rotatorio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rotatorio" is [rot̪aˈt̪oɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rotatorio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rotatorio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list