Which to use
“laúd” and “laudo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,534
- “laúd” frequency rank
- #45,409
- “laudo” frequency rank
- 87943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laúd | laudo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrumento musical antiguo de cuerda, formado por una caja de resonancia ovalada y abombada por la parte trasera, seis pares de cuerdas, y cuyo clavijero forma un ángulo muy pronunciado con el mango, que es corto. | Resolución o decisión tomada por un árbitro o juez mediador; tales sentencias se ejecutan ante los tribunales ordinarios. |
Where the eye mixes laúd and laudo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laúd runs 4 letters (CVVC) against laudo's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses laúd with laudo
A purely visual mix-up. laúd ([laˈuð̞]) and laudo ([ˈlawð̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laúd is recorded at frequency rank #42,534, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈuð̞]. 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 87943, this pair ranks #4,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laúd vs laudo
Shared letters: adl. Private to "laúd": ú. Private to "laudo": ou.
"laúd" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "laudo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laudo ← aludo · laduo · lauddo · lauod · llaudo · luado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laúd" for "laudo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "laúd" or "laudo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laúd" and "laudo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laúd" 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 #4,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laúd" 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 #4,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.