Which to use
“lavabo” and “lavada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,282
- “lavabo” frequency rank
- #37,187
- “lavada” frequency rank
- 64469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavabo | lavada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pila dedicada al aseo de la parte superior del cuerpo. | Acción o efecto de lavar (en sus diversas acepciones). |
Where the eye mixes lavabo and lavada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lavabo and lavada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lavabo vs lavada
A purely visual mix-up. lavabo ([laˈβ̞aβ̞o]) and lavada ([laˈβ̞að̞a]) 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 64469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavabo is recorded at frequency rank #27,282, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈβ̞aβ̞o]. lavada is at rank #37,187, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈβ̞að̞a].
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 64469, this pair ranks #45,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lavabo vs lavada
Shared letters: alv. Private to "lavabo": bo. Private to "lavada": d.
"lavabo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lavada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lavabo" and "lavada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lavabo" or "lavada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavabo" and "lavada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasaña vs lavada". 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 #45,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.