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Which to use

“labio” and “lapso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,412
“labio” frequency rank
#11,604
“lapso” frequency rank
24016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labio lapso
Definition Cualquiera de los dos bordes carnosos y movibles de la boca. Tiempo transcurrido entre dos instancias o sucesos.

Where the eye mixes labio and lapso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
labio
5 ch
lapso

Visual trap between labio and lapso

A purely visual mix-up. labio ([ˈlaβ̞jo]) and lapso ([ˈlapso]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24016, 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]. lapso is at rank #11,604, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlapso].

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 24016, this pair ranks #243,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of labio vs lapso

Shared letters: alo. Private to "labio": bi. Private to "lapso": ps.

"labio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "lapso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labioalbio · labbio · laboi · laibo · lavio · lbaio · llabio
  • lapsoalpso · lapos · lappso · lapsso · laspo · llapso · lpaso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "labio" for "lapso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlaβ̞jo] versus [ˈlapso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "labio" vs "lapso" - which ranks higher?
"lapso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,604 in our Spanish list, against #12,412 for "labio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "labio" and "lapso" 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 "lapso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #243,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labio" and "lapso" 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 #243,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list