Which to use
“laico” is an adjective and “laudo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,296
- “laico” frequency rank
- #45,409
- “laudo” frequency rank
- 63705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laico | laudo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa | Resolución o decisión tomada por un árbitro o juez mediador; tales sentencias se ejecutan ante los tribunales ordinarios. |
Where the eye mixes laico and laudo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laico and laudo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between laico and laudo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laico is [ˈlajko] while laudo is [ˈlawð̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laico is recorded at frequency rank #18,296, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlajko]. laudo is at rank #45,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlawð̞o].
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 63705, this pair ranks #47,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laico vs laudo
Shared letters: alo. Private to "laico": ci. Private to "laudo": du.
"laico" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "laudo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laico" for "laudo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laico" vs "laudo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "laico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laico" and "laudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laude vs laudo". 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 #47,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.