labial
[laˈβ̞jal]
The verdict
“labial” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,115
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de o relativo a los labios.
Corpus desk
Index ES-labial · labial · Spanish
labial · rank #23,115 · 9 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #23,115
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH Kirk
Nearest frequency peer: Kirk (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “labial”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kill
kill
76,889 corpus weight
- Kirk
Kirk
76,888 corpus weight
- labial
labial
76,886 corpus weight
- lam
lam
76,884 corpus weight
- lanzará
lanzará
76,883 corpus weight
- lavandería
lavandería
76,882 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “labial” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | labial |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [laˈβ̞jal] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #23,115 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “labial” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around labial (IPA [laˈβ̞jal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,115 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for labial, with forms such as "albial", "labail", and "labbial". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Libia", "labio", "labios", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is labial, spelled L-A-B-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Propio de o relativo a los labios.
- 2Dicho de un sonido, que se articula usando los labios.
- 3Dicho de lo que está del lado de los labios y contrario a la lengua.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how labial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A cada movimiento respiratorio se removían y resquebrajaban, cual terreno estremecido por terremoto, los pliegues labiales, las ventanas de la nariz y las imponentes garras del monstruo humano, esparciéndose en la atmósfera un vaho turbio, donde centelleaban al sol hilos gelatiniformes de mucina, leucocitos coarrugados, láminas epidérmicas e infinidad de…
Cada consonante ó aspiración depende de una ó muchos órganos, de donde resulta que hay consonantes labiales ó de los labios como, b, p, m, f, &c.; dentales ó de los dientes, como ch, h, z, s; linguales ó de la lengua, como d, l, r, t; paladiales ó del paladar, como g, y, las c, g, unidas á las a, o, u; guturales g, (con la e, i,) j , x ; nasal, la ñ.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- albial
- labail
- labbial
- labiall
- labila
- laibal
- lavial
- lbaial
- llabial
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of labial - 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.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "labial", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "labial". Here's where to go from here.
- "labial" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Libia". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #23,115 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.