lazarillo

[lasaˈɾiʝo]

/[lasaˈɾiʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“lazarillo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,907. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,907
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que asiste a un ciego en sus desplazamientos y otras actividades cotidianas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lazarillo · lazarillo · Spanish

lazarillo · rank #47,907 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,907
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lanceros

Nearest frequency peer: lanceros (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “lazarillo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “lazarillo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lazarillo vs ladrillo
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lazarillo
PropertyValue
Headwordlazarillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lasaˈɾiʝo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,907
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lazarillo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).lazarillocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lanceros” (#47,906), “lens” (#47,908), “Lanas” (#47,905). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lazarillo” va en #47,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around lazarillo (IPA [lasaˈɾiʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,907 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for lazarillo, with forms such as "alzarillo", "laazrillo", and "lazairllo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ladrillo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 lazarillo, spelled L-A-Z-A-R-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que asiste a un ciego en sus desplazamientos y otras actividades cotidianas.
  2. 2
    Perro entrenado para asistir a personas ciegas a semejanza de un lazarillo₁.

Synonyms

perro lazarilloperro guía

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alzarillo
  • laazrillo
  • lazairllo
  • lazarilo
  • lazarilol
  • lazarlilo
  • lazarrillo
  • lazraillo
  • lazzarillo
  • llazarillo
  • lzaarillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lazarillo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alzarillo2laazrillo2lazairllo2lazarilo1lazarilol2lazarlilo2lazarrillo1lazraillo2
Edit distance from "lazarillo"

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 "lazarillo"?
"lazarillo" is spelled L-A-Z-A-R-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [lasaˈɾiʝo].
What does "lazarillo" mean?
As a noun, "lazarillo" means: Persona que asiste a un ciego en sus desplazamientos y otras actividades cotidianas.
What words are commonly confused with "lazarillo"?
"lazarillo" is commonly confused with "ladrillo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lazarillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lazarillo" is [lasaˈɾiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lazarillo" come from?
"lazarillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lazarillo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list