Islas Vírgenes

[ˈislas ˈβ̞iɾxenes]

/[ˈislas ˈβ̞iɾxenes]/ name

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The verdict

“Islas Vírgenes” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Las islas Vírgenes son un archipiélago en el mar Caribe, al este de Puerto Rico. Están divididas políticamente por las islas Vírgenes Británicas (Territorio Británico de Ultramar) y las islas Vírge...

Key facts for Islas Vírgenes
PropertyValue
HeadwordIslas Vírgenes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈislas ˈβ̞iɾxenes]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Islas Vírgenes” sits in Spanish frequency

Islas Vírgenes falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Islas Vírgenes is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈislas ˈβ̞iɾxenes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Las islas Vírgenes son un archipiélago en el mar Caribe, al este de Puerto Rico. Están divididas políticamente por las islas Vírgenes Británicas (Territorio Británico de Ultramar) y las islas Vírge...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Islas Vírgenes, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Islas Vírgenes, spelled I-S-L-A-S- -V-Í-R-G-E-N-E-S.

Definition

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    Las islas Vírgenes son un archipiélago en el mar Caribe, al este de Puerto Rico. Están divididas políticamente por las islas Vírgenes Británicas (Territorio Británico de Ultramar) y las islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos (Territorio no incorporado).

This word in other languages

Virgin Islands(English)Iles Vierges(Français)Jungferninseln(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Islas Vírgenes"?
"Islas Vírgenes" is spelled I-S-L-A-S- -V-Í-R-G-E-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈislas ˈβ̞iɾxenes].
What does "Islas Vírgenes" mean?
As a proper noun, "Islas Vírgenes" means: Las islas Vírgenes son un archipiélago en el mar Caribe, al este de Puerto Rico. Están divididas políticamente por las islas Vírgenes Británicas (Territorio Británico de Ultramar) y las islas Vírge...
How do you pronounce "Islas Vírgenes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Islas Vírgenes" is [ˈislas ˈβ̞iɾxenes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Islas Vírgenes" come from?
"Islas Vírgenes" is a Spanish 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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Using “Islas Vírgenes”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-S-L-A-S- -V-Í-R-G-E-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈislas ˈβ̞iɾxenes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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