láser
[ˈlaseɾ]
The verdict
“láser” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,171
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositivo que utiliza la emisión inducida para generar un haz de luz coherente tanto espacial como temporalmente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-laser · láser · Spanish
láser · rank #10,171 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,171
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH llenan
Nearest frequency peer: llenan (-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 “láser”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- living
living
89,833 corpus weight
- llano
llano
89,832 corpus weight
- llenan
llenan
89,831 corpus weight
- láser
láser
89,830 corpus weight
- magistrado
magistrado
89,829 corpus weight
- maleta
maleta
89,828 corpus weight
What this shows “láser” 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | láser |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaseɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “láser”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around láser (IPA [ˈlaseɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,171 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for láser, with forms such as "lláser", "lsáer", and "lácer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "leer", "late", "last", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 láser, spelled L-Á-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dispositivo que utiliza la emisión inducida para generar un haz de luz coherente tanto espacial como temporalmente.
- 2Haz de luz emitido por un láser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how láser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hasta entonces la música popular era una forma de estar demasiado ahí: encerrarse en espacios oscuros erizados de láseres y sentir los cuerpos demasiado cerca, oler sus sudores, escuchar sus crujidos y jadeos, toquetearlos.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lláser
- lsáer
- lácer
- láesr
- láserr
- lásre
- lásser
- álser
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of láser - 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "láser", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).