laborar

/[laβ̞oˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,309

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

laborar is aSpanishverb. It means: Variante de labrar. Pronounced [laβ̞oˈɾaɾ]. Often confused with llorar and librar.

Key facts for laborar
PropertyValue
Headwordlaborar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[laβ̞oˈɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,309
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of laborar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for laborar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [laβ̞oˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,309 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Variante de labrar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for laborar, with forms such as "alborar", "labborar", and "laboarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "llorar", "librar", "ladrar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is laborar, spelled L-A-B-O-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de labrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alborar,labborar,laboarr,laborarr,laborra,laborrar,labroar,laobrar,lavorar,lbaorar,llaborar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for laborar

Misspelling Variants of "laborar"

alborar7labborar8laboarr7laborarr8laborra7laborrar8labroar7laobrar7
Misspelling Variants of "laborar"

Frequency rank: #39,309 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laborar"?
"laborar" is spelled L-A-B-O-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [laβ̞oˈɾaɾ].
What does "laborar" mean?
As a verb, "laborar" means: Variante de labrar.
What words are commonly confused with "laborar"?
"laborar" is commonly confused with "llorar", "librar", "ladrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laborar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laborar" is [laβ̞oˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laborar" come from?
"laborar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.