licor

Name: licor, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[liˈkoɾ]

/[liˈkoɾ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“licor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,852
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,069
“L” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bebida alcohólica obtenida por maceración, destilación o infusión de frutos, hierbas u otros materiales en aguardiente, y compuesta de esencias aromáticas, azúcar o jarabe.

Corpus desk

Index ES-licor · licor · Spanish

licor · rank #12,852 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #12,852
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 2,069
PHOTO-FINISH LED

Nearest frequency peer: LED (-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.

laurel

87,152
lecho

87,151
LED

87,150
licor

87,149
lidera

87,148
limitan

87,147

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

licor vs lio

60% similar

licor vs loco

60% similar

licor vs lino

60% similar

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

Key facts for licor
Property	Value
Headword	licor
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[liˈkoɾ]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#12,852
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “licor”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.licorcae aquí:

#12,852

#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 “LED” (#12,851), “lidera” (#12,853), “lecho” (#12,850). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “licor” va en #12,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around licor (IPA [liˈkoɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,852 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for licor, with forms such as "ilcor", "lcior", and "liccor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lio", "loco", "lino", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is licor, spelled L-I-C-O-R.

Definition

1
Bebida alcohólica obtenida por maceración, destilación o infusión de frutos, hierbas u otros materiales en aguardiente, y compuesta de esencias aromáticas, azúcar o jarabe.
2
Por extensión, cualquier tipo de bebida alcohólica, independientemente de su clase.
3
Substancia química de olor característico, no cáustica.

This word in other languages

liqueur(English)liqueur(Français)Likör(Deutsch)licor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ilcor
lcior
liccor
licorr
licro
liocr
llicor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of licor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "licor"

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 "licor"?

"licor" is spelled L-I-C-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈkoɾ].

What does "licor" mean?

As a noun, "licor" means: Bebida alcohólica obtenida por maceración, destilación o infusión de frutos, hierbas u otros materiales en aguardiente, y compuesta de esencias aromáticas, azúcar o jarabe.

What words are commonly confused with "licor"?

"licor" is commonly confused with "lio", "loco", "lino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "licor"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "licor" is [liˈkoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "licor" come from?

"licor" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lecho#12,850 Magna#12,861 mames#12,862 nieta#12,876

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

lidera7 variants oveja7 variants pisar7 variants diarrea7 variants