lacayo

[laˈkaʝo]

/[laˈkaʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“lacayo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,734
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Criado de librea, cuya principal ocupación es acompañar a su amo a pie, a caballo o en coche.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lacayo · lacayo · Spanish

lacayo · rank #32,734 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,734
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH kurdos

Nearest frequency peer: kurdos (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “lacayo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “lacayo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

lacayo vs lacio
67% similar
lacayo vs lavado
67% similar
lacayo vs Lázaro
33% similar

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

Key facts for lacayo
PropertyValue
Headwordlacayo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laˈkaʝo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,734
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lacayo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).lacayocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “kurdos” (#32,733), “lacio” (#32,735), “Kristina” (#32,732). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lacayo” va en #32,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lacayo (IPA [laˈkaʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,734 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lacayo, with forms such as "alcayo", "laacyo", and "lacaoy". 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, "lacio", "lavado", "Lázaro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is lacayo, spelled L-A-C-A-Y-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Criado de librea, cuya principal ocupación es acompañar a su amo a pie, a caballo o en coche.
  2. 2
    Espolique.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los dos soldados de a pie, armados de ballesta, que solían acompañar a los caballeros en la guerra y formaban a las veces cuerpos de tropa.
  4. 4
    Sirviente.
  5. 5
    Lazo colgante de cintas con que adornaban las mujeres el puño de la camisa o del jubón.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alcayo
  • laacyo
  • lacaoy
  • lacayyo
  • laccayo
  • lacyao
  • lcaayo
  • llacayo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lacayo - 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.

alcayo2laacyo2lacaoy2lacayyo1laccayo1lacyao2lcaayo2llacayo1
Edit distance from "lacayo"

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 "lacayo"?
"lacayo" is spelled L-A-C-A-Y-O. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈkaʝo].
What does "lacayo" mean?
As a noun, "lacayo" means: Criado de librea, cuya principal ocupación es acompañar a su amo a pie, a caballo o en coche.
What words are commonly confused with "lacayo"?
"lacayo" is commonly confused with "lacio", "lavado", "Lázaro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lacayo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lacayo" is [laˈkaʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lacayo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lacayo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kurdos#32,733killer#32,731leader#32,739maiden#32,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

hielos8 variantsNájera8 variantsgilada8 variantspacks8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list