lavamos
[laˈβ̞amos]
The verdict
“lavamos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,890 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,890
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de lavar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lavamos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [laˈβ̞amos] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,890 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lavamos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lavamos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,890 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [laˈβ̞amos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for lavamos in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is lavamos, spelled L-A-V-A-M-O-S.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de lavar.
- 2Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de lavar.
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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Using “lavamos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-V-A-M-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [laˈβ̞amos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.