lápiz de labios

[ˈlapis ð̞e ˈlaβ̞jos]

/[ˈlapis ð̞e ˈlaβ̞jos]/ phrase

The verdict

“lápiz de labios” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Cosmético untuoso, presentado en forma de barra, utilizado para colorear los labios

Key facts for lápiz de labios
PropertyValue
Headwordlápiz de labios
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈlapis ð̞e ˈlaβ̞jos]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lápiz de labios” sits in Spanish frequency

lápiz de labios falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lápiz de labios is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlapis ð̞e ˈlaβ̞jos]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cosmético untuoso, presentado en forma de barra, utilizado para colorear los labios".

No misspelling variants are generated for lápiz de labios in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 lápiz de labios, spelled L-Á-P-I-Z- -D-E- -L-A-B-I-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cosmético untuoso, presentado en forma de barra, utilizado para colorear los labios

Synonyms

barra de labioscrayón de labioslápiz labialpintalabioslabial

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lápiz de labios"?
"lápiz de labios" is spelled L-Á-P-I-Z- -D-E- -L-A-B-I-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlapis ð̞e ˈlaβ̞jos].
What does "lápiz de labios" mean?
As a phrase, "lápiz de labios" means: Cosmético untuoso, presentado en forma de barra, utilizado para colorear los labios
How do you pronounce "lápiz de labios"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lápiz de labios" is [ˈlapis ð̞e ˈlaβ̞jos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “lápiz de labios”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-Á-P-I-Z- -D-E- -L-A-B-I-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlapis ð̞e ˈlaβ̞jos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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