laberinto

Name: laberinto, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[laβ̞eˈɾĩn̪t̪o]

/[laβ̞eˈɾĩn̪t̪o]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“laberinto” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,316 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,316
frequency rank, Spanish: 9
letters: 14
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Circuito complejo de pasajes y encrucijadas, diseñado de tal manera de dificultar la orientación de quien lo recorre

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

laberinto vs laberintos

90% similar

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

Key facts for laberinto
Property	Value
Headword	laberinto
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[laβ̞eˈɾĩn̪t̪o]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#9,316
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “laberinto” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). laberinto lands here:

#9,316

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for laberinto is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [laβ̞eˈɾĩn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,316 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for laberinto, with forms such as "alberinto", "labberinto", and "labeirnto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "laberintos", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is laberinto, spelled L-A-B-E-R-I-N-T-O.

Definition

1
Circuito complejo de pasajes y encrucijadas, diseñado de tal manera de dificultar la orientación de quien lo recorre
2
Por extensión, circuito complejo pero sin bifurcaciones, construido con objetivos místicos o simbólicos
3
Por extensión, situación o condición compleja, cuyo sentido o solución son difíciles de desentrañar
4
Poema cuyos versos resultan inteligibles leídos en varias direcciones
5
Sistema de pasillos fluidos en el oído interno, incluyendo tanto la cóclea como el sistema vestibular que provee el sentido del equilibrio
6
Junta para fluidos entre, por lo menos, un elemento móvil y otro fijo

Synonyms

dédalo enredo lío

This word in other languages

labyrinth(English)labyrinthe(Français)Labyrinth(Deutsch)labirinto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alberinto,labberinto,labeirnto,laberinnto,laberinot,laberintto,laberitno,labernito,laberrinto,labreinto,laebrinto,laverinto,lbaerinto,llaberinto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laberinto - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "laberinto"

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 "laberinto"?

"laberinto" is spelled L-A-B-E-R-I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [laβ̞eˈɾĩn̪t̪o].

What does "laberinto" mean?

As a noun, "laberinto" means: Circuito complejo de pasajes y encrucijadas, diseñado de tal manera de dificultar la orientación de quien lo recorre

What words are commonly confused with "laberinto"?

"laberinto" is commonly confused with "laberintos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "laberinto"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laberinto" is [laβ̞eˈɾĩn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "laberinto" come from?

"laberinto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “laberinto”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-B-E-R-I-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [laβ̞eˈɾĩn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “laberintos” - see the side-by-side comparison. laberinto vs laberintos
Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.