vacilada

[basiˈlað̞a]

/[basiˈlað̞a]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y resultado de vacilar o tomar el pelo, haciendo confundir o titubear a alguien, por diversión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vacilada · vacilada · Spanish

vacilada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for vacilada
PropertyValue
Headwordvacilada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[basiˈlað̞a]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vacilada” en español

vaciladaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vacilada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [basiˈlað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vacilada, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vacilada, spelled V-A-C-I-L-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y resultado de vacilar o tomar el pelo, haciendo confundir o titubear a alguien, por diversión.
  2. 2
    Acción y efecto de vacilar o pasar un rato animado de diversión, risas y fiesta.
  3. 3
    Momento para bailar en una fiesta, o componente de la misma que lo incluye.
  4. 4
    Situación que hace reír, por cómica o divertida.

Synonyms

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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 "vacilada"?
"vacilada" is spelled V-A-C-I-L-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [basiˈlað̞a].
What does "vacilada" mean?
As a noun, "vacilada" means: Acción y resultado de vacilar o tomar el pelo, haciendo confundir o titubear a alguien, por diversión.
How do you pronounce "vacilada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vacilada" is [basiˈlað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vacilada" come from?
"vacilada" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list