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

#12,412
“labio” frequency rank
#388
“libro” frequency rank
12800
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labio libro
Definition Cualquiera de los dos bordes carnosos y movibles de la boca. Conjunto de hojas de papel unidas por un borde formando un volumen.

Where the eye mixes labio and libro

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

5 ch
labio
5 ch
libro

Look-alike desk: labio vs libro

A purely visual mix-up. labio ([ˈlaβ̞jo]) and libro ([ˈliβ̞ɾo]) 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 12800, 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]. libro is at rank #388, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈliβ̞ɾo].

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 12800, this pair ranks #290,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of labio vs libro

Shared letters: bilo. Private to "labio": a. Private to "libro": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labioalbio · labbio · laboi · laibo · lavio · lbaio · llabio
  • libroilbro · lbiro · libbro · libor · librro · lirbo · livro · llibro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "labio" and "libro" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlaβ̞jo] versus [ˈliβ̞ɾo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "labio" or "libro"?
"libro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #388 in our Spanish list, against #12,412 for "labio". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "labio" and "libro" 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 "libro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #290,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labio" and "libro" 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 #290,204 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