lavaojos
[laβ̞aˈoxos]
The verdict
“lavaojos” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Líquido que se aplica en los ojos para enjuagarlos tras haber sido penetrados por sustancias extrañas o contaminadas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lavaojos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laβ̞aˈoxos] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lavaojos” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lavaojos is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [laβ̞aˈoxos]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for lavaojos in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is lavaojos, spelled L-A-V-A-O-J-O-S.
Definition
- 1Líquido que se aplica en los ojos para enjuagarlos tras haber sido penetrados por sustancias extrañas o contaminadas.
- 2Dispositivo que irriga con agua los ojos de una persona tras haber sido penetrados por sustancias extrañas o contaminadas.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lavaojos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-V-A-O-J-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [laβ̞aˈoxos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.