Which to use
“labio” and “labios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,412
- “labio” frequency rank
- #3,056
- “labios” frequency rank
- 15468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labio | labios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquiera de los dos bordes carnosos y movibles de la boca. | Forma del plural de labio. |
Where the eye mixes labio and labios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between labio and labios
A purely visual mix-up. labio ([ˈlaβ̞jo]) and labios ([ˈlaβ̞jos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “labio” sits inside “labios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labio is recorded at frequency rank #12,412, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaβ̞jo]. labios is at rank #3,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaβ̞jos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15468, this pair ranks #280,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of labio vs labios
Shared letters: abilo. Private to "labio": -. Private to "labios": s.
"labio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "labios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "labio" and "labios" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "labio" or "labios" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "labio" and "labios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "labio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "labios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labio" and "labios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labio vs Larios". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #280,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.