lastre

[ˈlast̪ɾe]

/[ˈlast̪ɾe]/ noun

The verdict

“lastre” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,381
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piedra de mala calidad y en lajas resquebrajadas, ancha y de poco grueso, que está en la superficie de la cantera, la cual no sirve para labrarse, y sólo sirve para las obras de mampostería.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lastre · lastre · Spanish

lastre · rank #21,381 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,381
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH largometraje

Nearest frequency peer: largometraje (-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 “lastre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lastre” 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).

lastre vs late
67% similar
lastre vs lustro
67% similar
lastre vs last
67% similar

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

Key facts for lastre
PropertyValue
Headwordlastre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlast̪ɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,381
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lastre”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lastrecae 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 “largometraje” (#21,380), “Leticia” (#21,382), “licitaciones” (#21,383). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lastre” va en #21,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lastre (IPA [ˈlast̪ɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,381 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Piedra de mala calidad y en lajas resquebrajadas, ancha y de poco grueso, que está en la superficie de la cantera, la cual no sirve para labrarse, y sólo sirve para las obras de mampostería.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lastre, with forms such as "alstre", "lasrte", and "lasstre". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "late", "lustro", "last", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lastre, spelled L-A-S-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piedra de mala calidad y en lajas resquebrajadas, ancha y de poco grueso, que está en la superficie de la cantera, la cual no sirve para labrarse, y sólo sirve para las obras de mampostería.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alstre
  • lasrte
  • lasstre
  • laster
  • lastrre
  • lasttre
  • latsre
  • llastre
  • lsatre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lastre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alstre2lasrte2lasstre1laster2lastrre1lasttre1latsre2llastre1
Edit distance from "lastre"

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 "lastre"?
"lastre" is spelled L-A-S-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlast̪ɾe].
What does "lastre" mean?
As a noun, "lastre" means: Piedra de mala calidad y en lajas resquebrajadas, ancha y de poco grueso, que está en la superficie de la cantera, la cual no sirve para labrarse, y sólo sirve para las obras de mampostería.
What words are commonly confused with "lastre"?
"lastre" is commonly confused with "late", "lustro", "last". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lastre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lastre" is [ˈlast̪ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lastre" come from?
"lastre" 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 "lastre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list