lavado

[laˈβ̞að̞o]

/[laˈβ̞að̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“lavado” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,630
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Referido a una persona morena, que tiene la piel muy clara, casi blanca.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lavado · lavado · Spanish

lavado · rank #5,630 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,630
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH juicios

Nearest frequency peer: juicios (-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 “lavado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lavado” 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).

lavado vs lavo
67% similar
lavado vs lavar
67% similar
lavado vs lavan
67% similar

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

Key facts for lavado
PropertyValue
Headwordlavado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[laˈβ̞að̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,630
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lavado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.lavadocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “juicios” (#5,629), “lesión” (#5,631), “italiana” (#5,628). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lavado” va en #5,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lavado (IPA [laˈβ̞að̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,630 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lavado, with forms such as "alvado", "laavdo", and "labado". 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, "lavo", "lavar", "lavan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 lavado, spelled L-A-V-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Referido a una persona morena, que tiene la piel muy clara, casi blanca.
  2. 2
    Referido a cosas, sean físicas o inmateriales, que han perdido o les falta parte de su frescura, intensidad, vigor, color o viveza.
  3. 3
    Dicho del mate: que tiene tanta agua que la yerba nada libremente sobre la superficie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. un hombre de ojos vegetales, rostro muy lavado y voz fría y cálida.
  2. Mi amor, en este país, si a los 16 o 17 años te interesaba la política, era muy difícil que te sintieras atraído o convocado juvenilmente por el radicalismo o por el conservadurismo, e incluso por un socialismo muy lavado, como era el nuestro.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alvado
  • laavdo
  • labado
  • lavaddo
  • lavaod
  • lavdao
  • lavvado
  • llavado
  • lvaado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alvado2laavdo2labado1lavaddo1lavaod2lavdao2lavvado1llavado1
Edit distance from "lavado"

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 "lavado"?
"lavado" is spelled L-A-V-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈβ̞að̞o].
What does "lavado" mean?
As an adjective, "lavado" means: Referido a una persona morena, que tiene la piel muy clara, casi blanca.
What words are commonly confused with "lavado"?
"lavado" 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 "lavado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lavado" is [laˈβ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lavado" come from?
"lavado" 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 "lavado", 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