lanzóvslaudoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: lanzó is a verb, laudo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lanzó” is a verb and “laudo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,492
“lanzó” frequency rank
#45,409
“laudo” frequency rank
48901
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lanzó laudo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse. Resolución o decisión tomada por un árbitro o juez mediador; tales sentencias se ejecutan ante los tribunales ordinarios.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set lanzó and laudo apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
lanzó
5 ch
laudo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lanzó is [lãnˈso] while laudo is [ˈlawð̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lanzó is recorded at frequency rank #3,492, classified as averb, pronounced [lãnˈso]. 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 48901, this pair ranks #111,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lanzó vs laudo

Shared letters: al. Private to "lanzó": nzó. Private to "laudo": dou.

"lanzó" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "laudo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laudoaludo · laduo · lauddo · lauod · llaudo · luado

Frequency comparison

lanzó#3,492
laudo#45,409

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lanzó" and "laudo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lanzó" is a verb and "laudo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lanzó" or "laudo"?
"lanzó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,492 in our Spanish list, against #45,409 for "laudo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering lanzó vs laudo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “lanzó”; for a noun, it's “laudo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “lanzó” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list