vacante
[baˈkãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“vacante” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,503 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,503
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Puesto o cargo libre que no está siendo ocupado por nadie.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vacante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈkãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,503 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vacante” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vacante is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈkãn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,503 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for vacante, with forms such as "avcante", "bacante", and "vaacnte". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Vicente", "volante", "votante", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is vacante, spelled V-A-C-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Puesto o cargo libre que no está siendo ocupado por nadie.
- 2Tipo de defecto cristalino que se produce cuando falta un átomo o un ion en su sitio normal dentro de la estructura cristalina.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: avcante,bacante,vaacnte,vacanet,vacannte,vacantte,vacatne,vaccante,vacnate,vcaante,vvacante
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vacante - 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.
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.
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Using “vacante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-A-C-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈkãn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Vicente” - see the side-by-side comparison. vacante vs Vicente
- 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.