lavabo

[laˈβ̞aβ̞o]

/[laˈβ̞aβ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“lavabo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,282
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pila dedicada al aseo de la parte superior del cuerpo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lavabo · lavabo · Spanish

lavabo · rank #27,282 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,282
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lanzadas

Nearest frequency peer: lanzadas (-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 “lavabo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lavabo” 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).

lavabo vs lavo
67% similar
lavabo vs lavar
67% similar
lavabo vs lavan
67% similar

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

Key facts for lavabo
PropertyValue
Headwordlavabo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laˈβ̞aβ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,282
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lavabo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lavabocae 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 “lanzadas” (#27,281), “lavadero” (#27,283), “Kiko” (#27,280). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lavabo” va en #27,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lavabo (IPA [laˈβ̞aβ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,282 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lavabo, with forms such as "alvabo", "laavbo", and "lababo". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "lavo", "lavar", "lavan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lavabo, spelled L-A-V-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pila dedicada al aseo de la parte superior del cuerpo.
  2. 2
    Habitación destinada al aseo personal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pero lo que no dijo el señor médico, colaborador de El Resumen que sacó a la vergüenza pública las cascarrias de las Ventas, es que en algunos pueblos, los menos por fortuna, no hay lavabos, ni aljofainas, ni siquiera agua.

Synonyms

lavamanoslavatorioaseo

This word in other languages

sink(English)lavabo(Français)Waschbecken(Deutsch)lavatório(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alvabo
  • laavbo
  • lababo
  • lavabbo
  • lavaob
  • lavavo
  • lavbao
  • lavvabo
  • llavabo
  • lvaabo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lavabo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alvabo2laavbo2lababo1lavabbo1lavaob2lavavo1lavbao2lavvabo1
Edit distance from "lavabo"

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 "lavabo"?
"lavabo" is spelled L-A-V-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈβ̞aβ̞o].
What does "lavabo" mean?
As a noun, "lavabo" means: Pila dedicada al aseo de la parte superior del cuerpo.
What words are commonly confused with "lavabo"?
"lavabo" is commonly confused with "lavo", "lavar", "lavan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lavabo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lavabo" is [laˈβ̞aβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lavabo" come from?
"lavabo" 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 "lavabo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

llanta#27,291Macías#27,294mantra#27,297Margot#27,300

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

insinúa10 variantsGiuseppe10 variantsnadador10 variantsnasales10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list