Laredo

[laˈɾeð̞o]

/[laˈɾeð̞o]/ name

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The verdict

“Laredo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,745
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad en el estado de Texas, Estados Unidos, junto al Río Grande, frente a la población mexicana de Nuevo Laredo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-laredo · Laredo · Spanish

Laredo · rank #17,745 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,745
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lancha

Nearest frequency peer: lancha (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Laredo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Laredo vs ledo
50% similar
Laredo vs largo
50% similar
Laredo vs Lares
67% similar

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

Key facts for Laredo
PropertyValue
HeadwordLaredo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[laˈɾeð̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,745
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Laredo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Laredocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lancha” (#17,744), “Kyle” (#17,743), “jam” (#17,741). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “Laredo” va en #17,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Laredo (IPA [laˈɾeð̞o]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,745 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad en el estado de Texas, Estados Unidos, junto al Río Grande, frente a la población mexicana de Nuevo Laredo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Laredo, with forms such as "alredo", "laerdo", and "lardeo". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ledo", "largo", "Lares", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Laredo, spelled L-A-R-E-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad en el estado de Texas, Estados Unidos, junto al Río Grande, frente a la población mexicana de Nuevo Laredo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alredo
  • laerdo
  • lardeo
  • lareddo
  • lareod
  • larredo
  • llaredo
  • lraedo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Laredo - 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.

alredo2laerdo2lardeo2lareddo1lareod2larredo1llaredo1lraedo2
Edit distance from "Laredo"

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 "Laredo"?
"Laredo" is spelled L-A-R-E-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈɾeð̞o].
What does "Laredo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Laredo" means: Ciudad en el estado de Texas, Estados Unidos, junto al Río Grande, frente a la población mexicana de Nuevo Laredo.
What words are commonly confused with "Laredo"?
"Laredo" is commonly confused with "ledo", "largo", "Lares". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Laredo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Laredo" is [laˈɾeð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Laredo" come from?
"Laredo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lancha#17,744Jackie#17,739lírica#17,754Hughes#17,726

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

olores8 variantsfresas8 variantspatear8 variantsplagio8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list