Which to use
“laburo” and “lóbulo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,143
- “laburo” frequency rank
- #24,940
- “lóbulo” frequency rank
- 41083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laburo | lóbulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ocupación que se desempeña por una retribución. | Parte sobresaliente y redondeada de una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes laburo and lóbulo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses laburo with lóbulo
A purely visual mix-up. laburo ([laˈβ̞uɾo]) and lóbulo ([ˈloβ̞ulo]) 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 41083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laburo is recorded at frequency rank #16,143, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈβ̞uɾo]. lóbulo is at rank #24,940, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈloβ̞ulo].
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 41083, this pair ranks #155,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laburo vs lóbulo
Shared letters: blou. Private to "laburo": ar. Private to "lóbulo": ó.
"laburo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lóbulo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laburo ← alburo · labburo · labruo · labuor · laburro · laubro · lavuro · lbauro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laburo" for "lóbulo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "laburo" or "lóbulo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laburo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lóbulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laburo" and "lóbulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "libelo vs lóbulo". 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 #155,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.