lavado

/lɐ.ˈva.du/

//lɐ.ˈva.du// adj

The verdict

“lavado” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,350
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se lavou

Corpus desk

Index PT-lavado · lavado · Portuguese

lavado · rank #20,350 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,350
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH Laos

Nearest frequency peer: Laos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “lavado”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “lavado” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lavado vs lavar
67% similar
lavado vs ligado
67% similar
lavado vs levado
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lavado
PropertyValue
Headwordlavado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/lɐ.ˈva.du/
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,350
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “lavado”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.lavadocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Laos” (#20,349), “kart” (#20,347), “lindamente” (#20,354). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lavado” fica em #20,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lavado (IPA /lɐ.ˈva.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,350 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lavado, with forms such as "alvado", "laavdo", and "lavaddo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "lavar", "ligado", "levado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is lavado, spelled L-A-V-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se lavou
  2. 2
    asseado, limpo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alvado
  • laavdo
  • lavaddo
  • lavaod
  • lavdao
  • lavvado
  • llavado
  • lvaado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lavado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alvado2laavdo2lavaddo1lavaod2lavdao2lavvado1llavado1lvaado2
Edit distance from "lavado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lavado"?
"lavado" is spelled L-A-V-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐ.ˈva.du/.
What does "lavado" mean?
As an adjective, "lavado" means: que se lavou
What words are commonly confused with "lavado"?
"lavado" is commonly confused with "lavar", "ligado", "levado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lavado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lavado" is /lɐ.ˈva.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lavado" come from?
"lavado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lavado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list