lavaplatos
[laβ̞aˈplat̪os]
The verdict
“lavaplatos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,704 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,704
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En un restaurante, persona encargada de limpiar los utensilios.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lavaplatos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laβ̞aˈplat̪os] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #55,704 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lavaplatos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lavaplatos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,704 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [laβ̞aˈplat̪os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for lavaplatos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is lavaplatos, spelled L-A-V-A-P-L-A-T-O-S.
Definition
- 1En un restaurante, persona encargada de limpiar los utensilios.
- 2Lavavajillas (electrodoméstico para lavar vajilla).
- 3Fregadero; pileta de la cocina donde se frega la vajilla.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-V-A-P-L-A-T-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [laβ̞aˈplat̪os] (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.