labor

//ˈlaː.bor/, /ˈɫaː.bɔr// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,447

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

labor is aPortugueseverb. It means: escorregar, cair Pronounced /ˈlaː.bor/, /ˈɫaː.bɔr/. Often confused with lar and lado.

Key facts for labor
PropertyValue
Headwordlabor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈlaː.bor/, /ˈɫaː.bɔr/
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,447
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of labor in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for labor is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlaː.bor/, /ˈɫaː.bɔr/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,447 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for labor, with forms such as "albor", "labbor", and "laborr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "lar", "lado", "lago", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is labor, spelled L-A-B-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    escorregar, cair
  2. 2
    deslizar, fluir
  3. 3
    errar, enganar-se
  4. 4
    enfraquecer, decair

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: albor,labbor,laborr,labro,laobr,lbaor,llabor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for labor

Misspelling Variants of "labor"

albor5labbor6laborr6labro5laobr5lbaor5llabor6
Misspelling Variants of "labor"

Frequency rank: #26,447 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "labor"?
"labor" is spelled L-A-B-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlaː.bor/, /ˈɫaː.bɔr/.
What does "labor" mean?
As a verb, "labor" means: escorregar, cair
What words are commonly confused with "labor"?
"labor" is commonly confused with "lar", "lado", "lago". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "labor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "labor" is /ˈlaː.bor/, /ˈɫaː.bɔr/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "labor" come from?
"labor" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.