lavanda
[laˈβ̞ãn̪d̪a]
The verdict
“lavanda” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #36,645 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,645
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Lavandula spp) Cualquiera de unas 30 especies de plantas herbáceas o subarbustivas de la familia de las lamiáceas, de hojas habituallmente dentadas, pilosas, con inflorescencias en verticilastro, ...
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 | lavanda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laˈβ̞ãn̪d̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #36,645 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lavanda” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lavanda is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [laˈβ̞ãn̪d̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,645 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for lavanda, with forms such as "alvanda", "laavnda", and "labanda". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "lavando", "lavan", "landa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is lavanda, spelled L-A-V-A-N-D-A.
Definition
- 1(Lavandula spp) Cualquiera de unas 30 especies de plantas herbáceas o subarbustivas de la familia de las lamiáceas, de hojas habituallmente dentadas, pilosas, con inflorescencias en verticilastro, y capullos de color morado o violeta. Nativas de Asia, se cultivan extensamente como ornamentales y aromáticas.
- 2Perfume de olor a lavanda₁.
- 3Color que recuerda al de las flores de la lavanda₁ :* Color: .
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alvanda,laavnda,labanda,lavadna,lavanad,lavandda,lavannda,lavnada,lavvanda,llavanda,lvaanda
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lavanda - 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.
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 “lavanda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-V-A-N-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [laˈβ̞ãn̪d̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lavando” - see the side-by-side comparison. lavanda vs lavando
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.