loto

/ˈlo.tu/

//ˈlo.tu// noun

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The verdict

“loto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,616 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,616
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que lódão ou lótus

Corpus desk

Index PT-loto · loto · Portuguese

loto · rank #65,616 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,616
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH madras

Nearest frequency peer: madras (+4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “loto”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “loto” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for loto
PropertyValue
Headwordloto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlo.tu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#65,616
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “loto” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).lotocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “madras” (#65,620), “mamo” (#65,621), “meiose” (#65,629). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “loto” fica em #65,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,616 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlo.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for loto, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is loto, spelled L-O-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que lódão ou lótus
  2. 2
    planta aquática da família das Ninfeáceas
  3. 3
    nome vernáculo da Nynphaea lotus Lin
  4. 4
    amarra que se deita nos cantos das armações fixas
  5. 5
    colher de indígena do Baixo Congo
  6. 6
    certo jogo de azar
  7. 7
    conjunto dos objetos com que se joga o loto
  8. 8
    quino
  9. 9
    víspora
  10. 10
    loteria da Caixa Econômica Federal, Lotofácil

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "loto"?
"loto" is spelled L-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlo.tu/.
What does "loto" mean?
As a noun, "loto" means: o mesmo que lódão ou lótus
How do you pronounce "loto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loto" is /ˈlo.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loto" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mamo#65,621muna#65,653ocho#65,672urbs#65,888

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list