vagina

/vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/

//vəˈdʒaɪ.nə// noun

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"vagina" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vagina” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,417 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,417
frequency rank, English
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vagina vs vain
67% similar
vagina vs varna
67% similar
vagina vs vaping
67% similar

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

Key facts for vagina
PropertyValue
Headwordvagina
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,417
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vagina” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vagina lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for vagina is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,417 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for vagina, with forms such as "avgina", "vaggina", and "vagian". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vain", "varna", "vaping", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīnalbor. English vagina Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna (“a sheath, scabbard; a covering, sheath, holder”). The correct English form is vagina, spelled V-A-G-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals.
  2. 2
    A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals.
  3. 3
    A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
  4. 4
    The vulva, or collectively, the vulva and the vaginal passage.
  5. 5
    A coward; a weakling; a pussy.
  6. 6
    The anus of a trans woman.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīnalbor. English vagina Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna (“a sheath, scabbard; a covering, sheath, holder”).

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

vagina(Español)vagin(Français)Scheide(Deutsch)vagina(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: avgina,vaggina,vagian,vaginna,vagnia,vaigna,vgaina,vvagina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vagina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avgina2vaggina1vagian2vaginna1vagnia2vaigna2vgaina2vvagina1
Edit distance from "vagina"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vagina"?
"vagina" is spelled V-A-G-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/.
What does "vagina" mean?
As a noun, "vagina" means: A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals.
What words are commonly confused with "vagina"?
"vagina" is commonly confused with "vain", "varna", "vaping". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vagina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vagina" is /vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "vagina"?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīnalbor. English vagina Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna (“a sheath, scabbard; a covering, sheath, holder”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “vagina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is V-A-G-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “vain” - see the side-by-side comparison. vagina vs vain
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list