laico

/[ˈlajko]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,296

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

laico is anSpanishadj. It means: Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa Pronounced [ˈlajko]. Often confused with lio and lao.

Key facts for laico
PropertyValue
Headwordlaico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈlajko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,296
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of laico in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for laico is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for laico, with forms such as "alico", "laicco", and "laioc". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is laico, spelled L-A-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa
  2. 2
    Que se mantiene al margen de la confesionalidad religiosa, no adhiriendo ni denostando ninguna fe
  3. 3
    Que prescinde de la instrucción religiosa.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alico,laicco,laioc,liaco,llaico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for laico

Misspelling Variants of "laico"

alico5laicco6laioc5liaco5llaico6
Misspelling Variants of "laico"

Frequency rank: #18,296 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laico"?
"laico" is spelled L-A-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlajko].
What does "laico" mean?
As an adj, "laico" means: Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa
What words are commonly confused with "laico"?
"laico" is commonly confused with "lio", "lao", "loco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laico" is [ˈlajko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laico" come from?
"laico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.