vacunar

/[bakuˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,353

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

vacunar is aSpanishverb. It means: Inocular con el virus CPXV, causante de la viruela bovina, para inmunizar contra la viruela. Pronounced [bakuˈnaɾ]. Often confused with vacuno and vicuña.

Key facts for vacunar
PropertyValue
Headwordvacunar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bakuˈnaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,353
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vacunar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vacunar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bakuˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,353 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for vacunar, with forms such as "avcunar", "bacunar", and "vaccunar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "vacuno", "vicuña", "vacunas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is vacunar, spelled V-A-C-U-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inocular con el virus CPXV, causante de la viruela bovina, para inmunizar contra la viruela.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, inocular con un antígeno cualquiera para desarrollar inmunidad a un agente patógeno.
  3. 3
    Por analogía, someter a alguno a una experiencia penosa o ardua para prepararlo ante dificultades futuras.
  4. 4
    Apoderarse del dinero o bienes de una persona mediante engaño.
  5. 5
    Mantener relaciones sexuales.
  6. 6
    Derrotar contundentemente.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: avcunar,bacunar,vaccunar,vacnuar,vacuanr,vacunarr,vacunnar,vacunra,vaucnar,vcaunar,vvacunar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vacunar

Misspelling Variants of "vacunar"

avcunar7bacunar7vaccunar8vacnuar7vacuanr7vacunarr8vacunnar8vacunra7
Misspelling Variants of "vacunar"

Frequency rank: #36,353 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vacunar"?
"vacunar" is spelled V-A-C-U-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bakuˈnaɾ].
What does "vacunar" mean?
As a verb, "vacunar" means: Inocular con el virus CPXV, causante de la viruela bovina, para inmunizar contra la viruela.
What words are commonly confused with "vacunar"?
"vacunar" is commonly confused with "vacuno", "vicuña", "vacunas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vacunar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vacunar" is [bakuˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vacunar" come from?
"vacunar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.