vacuna

[baˈkuna]

/[baˈkuna]/ noun

The verdict

“vacuna” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,799
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustancia orgánica o virus convenientemente preparado que, aplicado al organismo, hace que este reaccione contra él preservándolo de sucesivos contagios.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vacuna · vacuna · Spanish

vacuna · rank #7,799 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,799
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH traducciones

Nearest frequency peer: traducciones (-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 “vacuna”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vacuna” 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).

vacuna vs vaina
67% similar
vacuna vs vecina
67% similar
vacuna vs vagina
67% similar

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

Key facts for vacuna
PropertyValue
Headwordvacuna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈkuna]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,799
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vacuna”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).vacunacae 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 “traducciones” (#7,798), “venimos” (#7,800), “tomadas” (#7,797). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vacuna” va en #7,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around vacuna (IPA [baˈkuna]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,799 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sustancia orgánica o virus convenientemente preparado que, aplicado al organismo, hace que este reaccione contra él preservándolo de sucesivos contagios.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for vacuna, with forms such as "avcuna", "bacuna", and "vaccuna". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "vaina", "vecina", "vagina", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is vacuna, spelled V-A-C-U-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia orgánica o virus convenientemente preparado que, aplicado al organismo, hace que este reaccione contra él preservándolo de sucesivos contagios.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avcuna
  • bacuna
  • vaccuna
  • vacnua
  • vacuan
  • vacunna
  • vaucna
  • vcauna
  • vvacuna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avcuna2bacuna1vaccuna1vacnua2vacuan2vacunna1vaucna2vcauna2
Edit distance from "vacuna"

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 "vacuna"?
"vacuna" is spelled V-A-C-U-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈkuna].
What does "vacuna" mean?
As a noun, "vacuna" means: Sustancia orgánica o virus convenientemente preparado que, aplicado al organismo, hace que este reaccione contra él preservándolo de sucesivos contagios.
What words are commonly confused with "vacuna"?
"vacuna" is commonly confused with "vaina", "vecina", "vagina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vacuna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vacuna" is [baˈkuna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vacuna" come from?
"vacuna" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list