lauro
[ˈlawɾo]
The verdict
“lauro” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,925
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Laurus nobilis) Árbol lauráceo de hojas olorosas y madera resistente, considerado símbolo de victoria entre los antiguos griegos y romanos y usado en la cocina como especia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lauro · lauro · Spanish
lauro · rank #40,925 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #40,925
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH Lavín
Nearest frequency peer: Lavín (+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 “lauro”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- Lambayeque
Lambayeque
59,080 corpus weight
- lap
lap
59,078 corpus weight
- lauro
lauro
59,076 corpus weight
- Lavín
Lavín
59,075 corpus weight
- lealtades
lealtades
59,073 corpus weight
- leninismo
leninismo
59,072 corpus weight
What this shows “lauro” 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 | lauro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlawɾo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #40,925 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lauro”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around lauro (IPA [ˈlawɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,925 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for lauro, with forms such as "aluro", "laruo", and "lauor". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lujo", "Lugo", "lazo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 lauro, spelled L-A-U-R-O.
Definition
- 1(Laurus nobilis) Árbol lauráceo de hojas olorosas y madera resistente, considerado símbolo de victoria entre los antiguos griegos y romanos y usado en la cocina como especia.
- 2Premio en forma de corona hecho con dos ramas trenzadas de lauro₁
- 3Por extensión, reconocimiento generalizado de las virtudes y el mérito de una persona.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lauro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La encina es árbol harto crecido y produce las hojas semejantes a las del lauro', empero por el envés blanquecinas.
Que las tres viejas misteriosas hayan parado en un momento —el instante de un pensamiento— el trabajo continuo de sus manos, cuando, de un lauro y una palma precedida, ha pasado el alma de Aquel que los americanos miraron hace tiempo trasladado y fundido en el metal que vence la herrumbre del olvido.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aluro
- laruo
- lauor
- laurro
- llauro
- luaro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lauro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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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 (6 here; floor ≥5).