laguna

Name: laguna, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[laˈɣ̞una]

/[laˈɣ̞una]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“laguna” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,526
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,069
“L” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gran acumulación de agua dulce, rara vez agua salada, de menor tamaño que un lago.

Corpus desk

Index ES-laguna · laguna · Spanish

laguna · rank #5,526 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #5,526
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 2,069
PHOTO-FINISH lamentable

Nearest frequency peer: lamentable (+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.

intensa

94,479
japoneses

94,478
laguna

94,475
lamentable

94,474
li

94,473
llamaron

94,472

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

laguna vs Luna

50% similar

laguna vs Laura

50% similar

laguna vs legua

67% similar

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

Key facts for laguna
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)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “laguna”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.lagunacae aquí:

#5,526

#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 “lamentable” (#5,527), “li” (#5,528), “japoneses” (#5,523). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “laguna” va en #5,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around laguna (IPA [laˈɣ̞una]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,526 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

1
Gran acumulación de agua dulce, rara vez agua salada, de menor tamaño que un lago.
2
Espacio sin llenar en un conjunto de cosas.
3
Defecto por carencia en la información que se entrega, en un discurso, libro o escrito.
4
Defecto por carencia en los conocimientos de una persona.
5
Por extensión, solución de continuidad en cualquier materia.
6
Lo que de pronto se olvida en medio de lo que sí se recuerda.

Synonyms

olvido lapsuslaguna mentalausencia

This word in other languages

lagon(Français)

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.

Edit distance from "laguna"

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 "laguna"?

"laguna" is spelled L-A-G-U-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈɣ̞una].

What does "laguna" mean?

As a noun, "laguna" means: Gran acumulación de agua dulce, rara vez agua salada, de menor tamaño que un lago.

What words are commonly confused with "laguna"?

"laguna" is commonly confused with "Luna", "Laura", "legua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "laguna"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laguna" is [laˈɣ̞una]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "laguna" come from?

"laguna" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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