laguna
[laˈɣ̞una]
The verdict
“laguna” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,526 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,526
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gran acumulación de agua dulce, rara vez agua salada, de menor tamaño que un lago.
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 | laguna |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laˈɣ̞una] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “laguna” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for laguna is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [laˈɣ̞una]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,526 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for laguna, with forms such as "lagguna", "lagnua", and "laguan". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Luna", "Laura", "legua", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is laguna, spelled L-A-G-U-N-A.
Definition
- 1Gran acumulación de agua dulce, rara vez agua salada, de menor tamaño que un lago.
- 2Espacio sin llenar en un conjunto de cosas.
- 3Defecto por carencia en la información que se entrega, en un discurso, libro o escrito.
- 4Defecto por carencia en los conocimientos de una persona.
- 5Por extensión, solución de continuidad en cualquier materia.
- 6Lo que de pronto se olvida en medio de lo que sí se recuerda.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lagguna,lagnua,laguan,lagunna,laugna,lgauna,llaguna
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laguna - 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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Using “laguna”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-G-U-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [laˈɣ̞una] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Luna” - see the side-by-side comparison. laguna vs Luna
- 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.