lauro

/[ˈlawɾo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,925

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lauro is aSpanishnoun. It means: (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. Pronounced [ˈlawɾo]. Often confused with lujo and Lugo.

Key facts for lauro
PropertyValue
Headwordlauro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlawɾo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,925
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lauro in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lauro is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlawɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,925 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for lauro, with forms such as "aluro", "laruo", and "lauor". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lauro, spelled L-A-U-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 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.
  2. 2
    Premio en forma de corona hecho con dos ramas trenzadas de lauro₁
  3. 3
    Por extensión, reconocimiento generalizado de las virtudes y el mérito de una persona.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aluro,laruo,lauor,laurro,llauro,luaro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lauro

Misspelling Variants of "lauro"

aluro5laruo5lauor5laurro6llauro6luaro5
Misspelling Variants of "lauro"

Frequency rank: #40,925 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lauro"?
"lauro" is spelled L-A-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlawɾo].
What does "lauro" mean?
As a noun, "lauro" means: (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.
What words are commonly confused with "lauro"?
"lauro" is commonly confused with "lujo", "Lugo", "lazo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lauro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lauro" is [ˈlawɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lauro" come from?
"lauro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.