vaca

[ˈbaka]

/[ˈbaka]/ noun

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The verdict

“vaca” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,447. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,447
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Bos taurus) Denominación común de la hembra de la especie bovina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vaca · vaca · Spanish

vaca · rank #5,447 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,447
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH tubo

Nearest frequency peer: tubo (-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 rango junto al imán ortográfico “vaca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “vaca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

vaca vs van
50% similar
vaca vs vas
50% similar
vaca vs vía
50% similar

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

Key facts for vaca
PropertyValue
Headwordvaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,447
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vaca”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).vacacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tubo” (#5,446), “vapor” (#5,448), “truco” (#5,445). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vaca” va en #5,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around vaca (IPA [ˈbaka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,447 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vaca, with forms such as "avca", "vaac", and "vacca". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "van", "vas", "vía", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is vaca, spelled V-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Bos taurus) Denominación común de la hembra de la especie bovina.
  2. 2
    Carne de este animal que se utiliza como alimento.
  3. 3
    Cuero curtido de este animal.
  4. 4
    Dinero reunido entre varias personas con algún fin en específico, sobre todo cuando es para ayudar a alguien.
  5. 5
    Depósito de agua de donde beben los marineros.
  6. 6
    Persona que actúa con desatino.

Synonyms

resterneracolectacuchavaquita

This word in other languages

cow(English)vache(Français)Kuh(Deutsch)vaca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avca
  • vaac
  • vacca
  • vcaa
  • vvaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vaca - 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.

avca2vaac2vacca1vcaa2vvaca1
Edit distance from "vaca"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vaca"?
"vaca" is spelled V-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaka].
What does "vaca" mean?
As a noun, "vaca" means: (Bos taurus) Denominación común de la hembra de la especie bovina.
What words are commonly confused with "vaca"?
"vaca" is commonly confused with "van", "vas", "vía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vaca" is [ˈbaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vaca" come from?
"vaca" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tubo#5,446vine#5,449Tomé#5,443alba#5,456

Similar misspelling depth

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

rayo5 variantsmaya5 variantsmato5 variantsazar5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list