labo

[ˈlaβ̞o]

/[ˈlaβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“labo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #80,221 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#80,221
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Laboratorio.

Key facts for labo
PropertyValue
Headwordlabo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaβ̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#80,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “labo” 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). labo lands here:

#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 labo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,221 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Laboratorio.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for labo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is labo, spelled L-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Laboratorio.

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 "labo"?
"labo" is spelled L-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaβ̞o].
What does "labo" mean?
As a noun, "labo" means: Laboratorio.
How do you pronounce "labo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "labo" is [ˈlaβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "labo" come from?
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Using “labo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlaβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list