# labia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈleɪ.bi.ə/ · frequency rank #41,725

## Definitions
1. The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).

## Easily confused with
- **lai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lai)
- **laid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-laid)
- **lava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lava)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lana)
- **Lara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lara)
- **lama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lama)
- **lair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lair)
- **Leia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-leia)
- **lain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lain)
- **lagi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lagi)
- **labor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-labor)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-latin)
- **Laura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-laura)
- **Lanka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lanka)
- **Libya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-libya)
- **Lydia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lydia)
- **Lucia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-lucia)
- **larva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-larva)
- **Layla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-layla)
- **libra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-libra)

## Common misspellings (6)
`albia`, `labai`, `labbia`, `laiba`, `lbaia`, `llabia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/labia