laico
[ˈlajko]
The verdict
“laico” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,296 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #18,296
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa
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 | laico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlajko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #18,296 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “laico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for laico is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlajko]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,296 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for laico, with forms such as "alico", "laicco", and "laioc". 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, "lio", "lao", "loco", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is laico, spelled L-A-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa
- 2Que se mantiene al margen de la confesionalidad religiosa, no adhiriendo ni denostando ninguna fe
- 3Que prescinde de la instrucción religiosa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alico,laicco,laioc,liaco,llaico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laico - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “laico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlajko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lio” - see the side-by-side comparison. laico vs lio
- 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.