vaciar

[baˈsjaɾ]

/[baˈsjaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“vaciar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #22,894 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#22,894
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Retirar el interior o contenido de algo.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vaciar vs vacío
50% similar
vaciar vs varía
50% similar
vaciar vs valía
50% similar

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

Key facts for vaciar
PropertyValue
Headwordvaciar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[baˈsjaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,894
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vaciar” sits in Spanish 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). vaciar 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 Spanish entry for vaciar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈsjaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,894 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vaciar, with forms such as "avciar", "baciar", and "vacair". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "vacío", "varía", "valía", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is vaciar, spelled V-A-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retirar el interior o contenido de algo.
  2. 2
    Despejar, desalojar.
  3. 3
    Sacar, verter o arrojar el contenido de una vasija u otra cosa.
  4. 4
    Formar un objeto echando en un molde hueco metal derretido u otra materia blanda.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: avciar,baciar,vacair,vacciar,vaciarr,vacira,vaicar,vasiar,vcaiar,vvaciar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vaciar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

avciar2baciar1vacair2vacciar1vaciarr1vacira2vaicar2vasiar1
Edit distance from "vaciar"

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 "vaciar"?
"vaciar" is spelled V-A-C-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈsjaɾ].
What does "vaciar" mean?
As a verb, "vaciar" means: Retirar el interior o contenido de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "vaciar"?
"vaciar" is commonly confused with "vacío", "varía", "valía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vaciar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vaciar" is [baˈsjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vaciar" come from?
"vaciar" 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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Using “vaciar”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-A-C-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [baˈsjaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “vacío” - see the side-by-side comparison. vaciar vs vacío
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list