lado
[ˈlað̞o]
The verdict
“lado” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #239 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #239
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Borde, orilla o extremo de algo.
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 | lado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlað̞o] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #239 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lado is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #239 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for lado, with forms such as "laddo", "laod", and "ldao". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lo", "LD", "las", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is lado, spelled L-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Borde, orilla o extremo de algo.
- 2Cada una de las caras de una hoja, tela, moneda u otro cuerpo con dos superficies opuestas.
- 3Lugar o ubicación.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: laddo,laod,ldao,llado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “lado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lo” - see the side-by-side comparison. lado vs lo
- 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.