vacilar

[basiˈlaɾ]

/[basiˈlaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“vacilar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,440. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,440
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moverse con inseguridad, sin paso firme o de modo indeterminado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vacilar · vacilar · Spanish

vacilar · rank #38,440 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,440
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vall

Nearest frequency peer: Vall (+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 “vacilar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vacilar” 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).

vacilar vs Vilar
57% similar
vacilar vs variar
71% similar
vacilar vs vigilar
71% similar

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

Key facts for vacilar
PropertyValue
Headwordvacilar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[basiˈlaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,440
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vacilar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.vacilarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Vall” (#38,441), “Uri” (#38,438), “vayáis” (#38,442). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vacilar” va en #38,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around vacilar (IPA [basiˈlaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,440 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vacilar, with forms such as "avcilar", "bacilar", and "vaccilar". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Vilar", "variar", "vigilar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is vacilar, spelled V-A-C-I-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moverse con inseguridad, sin paso firme o de modo indeterminado.
  2. 2
    Estar poco firme, en peligro de caerse, malograrse o cambiar de estado.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una persona, dudar, estar inseguro sobre una decisión u opinión.
  4. 4
    Pasar un rato agradable de ocio en compañía de otras personas, haciendo chistes, conversando, bailando, etc.
  5. 5
    Decir piropos o lisonjas.
  6. 6
    Estar ocioso y sin hacer nada productivo o constructivo; perder el tiempo.

Synonyms

titubeardebatirsedudartitubearpiropearholgazanear

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avcilar
  • bacilar
  • vaccilar
  • vacialr
  • vacilarr
  • vacillar
  • vacilra
  • vacliar
  • vaiclar
  • vasilar
  • vcailar
  • vvacilar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vacilar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avcilar2bacilar1vaccilar1vacialr2vacilarr1vacillar1vacilra2vacliar2
Edit distance from "vacilar"

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 "vacilar"?
"vacilar" is spelled V-A-C-I-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [basiˈlaɾ].
What does "vacilar" mean?
As a verb, "vacilar" means: Moverse con inseguridad, sin paso firme o de modo indeterminado.
What words are commonly confused with "vacilar"?
"vacilar" is commonly confused with "Vilar", "variar", "vigilar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vacilar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vacilar" is [basiˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vacilar" come from?
"vacilar" 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 "vacilar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tonight#38,422ópticos#38,462Taurino#38,415accedan#38,468

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

abrazaba12 variantsacorazado12 variantsanimadora12 variantsantioqueño12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list