Which to use
“labio” and “laburo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,412
- “labio” frequency rank
- #16,143
- “laburo” frequency rank
- 28555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labio | laburo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquiera de los dos bordes carnosos y movibles de la boca. | Ocupación que se desempeña por una retribución. |
Where the eye mixes labio and laburo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: labio vs laburo
A purely visual mix-up. labio ([ˈlaβ̞jo]) and laburo ([laˈβ̞uɾo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28555, 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]. laburo is at rank #16,143, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈβ̞uɾo].
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 28555, this pair ranks #221,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labio vs laburo
Shared letters: ablo. Private to "labio": i. Private to "laburo": ru.
"labio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "laburo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labio" for "laburo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "labio" or "laburo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "labio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laburo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labio" and "laburo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labora vs laburo". 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 #221,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.