laws

/lɔːz/

//lɔːz// noun

The verdict

“laws” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,639 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,639
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de law.

Key facts for laws
PropertyValue
Headwordlaws
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lɔːz/
Letters4
Frequency rank#58,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “laws” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). laws lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

laws is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,639 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lɔːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de law.".

laws doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 laws, spelled L-A-W-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de law.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laws"?
"laws" is spelled L-A-W-S. The IPA pronunciation is /lɔːz/.
What does "laws" mean?
As a noun, "laws" means: Forma del plural de law.
How do you pronounce "laws"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laws" is /lɔːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laws" come from?
"laws" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “laws”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-W-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /lɔːz/ (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list