lavatorio
[laβ̞aˈt̪oɾjo]
The verdict
“lavatorio” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #81,125 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #81,125
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recipiente, generalmente de porcelana, que está conectado a la red de agua potable y provisto de un desagüe, que es usado para lavarse las manos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lavatorio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laβ̞aˈt̪oɾjo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #81,125 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lavatorio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lavatorio is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [laβ̞aˈt̪oɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,125 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lavatorio, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented 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 lavatorio, spelled L-A-V-A-T-O-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Recipiente, generalmente de porcelana, que está conectado a la red de agua potable y provisto de un desagüe, que es usado para lavarse las manos.
- 2Recipiente que contiene agua para lavarse o lavar.
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 “lavatorio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-V-A-T-O-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [laβ̞aˈt̪oɾjo] (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.