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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labio" for "lapso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "labio" vs "lapso" - which ranks higher?
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.