lavandera
[laβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪eɾa]
The verdict
“lavandera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,333 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,333
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Motacilla spp) Nombre común para varias especies de aves paseriformes, generalmente de plumaje gris y negro, con partes azules, blancas y amarillas según la especie, que tienen colas largas, las c...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lavandera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪eɾa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #54,333 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lavandera” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lavandera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,333 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [laβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪eɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lavandera, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lavandera, spelled L-A-V-A-N-D-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1(Motacilla spp) Nombre común para varias especies de aves paseriformes, generalmente de plumaje gris y negro, con partes azules, blancas y amarillas según la especie, que tienen colas largas, las cuales sacuden a menudo.
- 2Lugar en las casas donde se lava la ropa
- 3Variante de lavandería.
This word in other languages
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 “lavandera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-V-A-N-D-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.