laúd

[laˈuð̞]

/[laˈuð̞]/ noun

The verdict

“laúd” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,534
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento musical antiguo de cuerda, formado por una caja de resonancia ovalada y abombada por la parte trasera, seis pares de cuerdas, y cuyo clavijero forma un ángulo muy pronunciado con el man...

Corpus desk

Index ES-laud · laúd · Spanish

laúd · rank #42,534 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,534
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lavarte

Nearest frequency peer: Lavarte (-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 “laúd”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “laúd” 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).

laúd vs Lu
0% similar
laúd vs LD
0% similar
laúd vs luz
25% similar

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

Key facts for laúd
PropertyValue
Headwordlaúd
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laˈuð̞]
Letters4
Frequency rank#42,534
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “laúd”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).laúdcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Lavarte” (#42,533), “laureado” (#42,532), “lateralmente” (#42,531). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “laúd” va en #42,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around laúd (IPA [laˈuð̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,534 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for laúd, with forms such as "alúd", "ladú", and "laúdd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lu", "LD", "luz", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is laúd, spelled L-A-Ú-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento musical antiguo de cuerda, formado por una caja de resonancia ovalada y abombada por la parte trasera, seis pares de cuerdas, y cuyo clavijero forma un ángulo muy pronunciado con el mango, que es corto.
  2. 2
    Embarcación pequeña de velas triangulares.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how laúd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No fabricaba los instrumentos convencionales: violines, violas o clavijeros, sino laúdes arcaicos, ….

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alúd
  • ladú
  • laúdd
  • llaúd
  • lúad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alúd2ladú2laúdd1llaúd1lúad2
Edit distance from "laúd"

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 "laúd"?
"laúd" is spelled L-A-Ú-D. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈuð̞].
What does "laúd" mean?
As a noun, "laúd" means: Instrumento musical antiguo de cuerda, formado por una caja de resonancia ovalada y abombada por la parte trasera, seis pares de cuerdas, y cuyo clavijero forma un ángulo muy pronunciado con el man...
What words are commonly confused with "laúd"?
"laúd" is commonly confused with "Lu", "LD", "luz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laúd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laúd" is [laˈuð̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laúd" come from?
"laúd" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list