vadear

[bað̞eˈaɾ]

/[bað̞eˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“vadear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,570 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,570
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasar el río por el vado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vadear · vadear · Spanish

vadear · rank #81,570 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,570
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vacuidad

Nearest frequency peer: vacuidad (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “vadear”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “vadear” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vadear
PropertyValue
Headwordvadear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bað̞eˈaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,570
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vadear” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).vadearcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “vacuidad” (#81,569), “vagaba” (#81,571), “utilizaré” (#81,566). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vadear” va en #81,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vadear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,570 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bað̞eˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vadear, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is vadear, spelled V-A-D-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasar el río por el vado.
  2. 2
    Vencer una grave dificultad.
  3. 3
    Tantear o inquirir el ánimo de uno.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vadear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “¿Hacia dónde se dirigía ese hombre?”. “Hacia el río” contestó ella, muy segura, “y lo vadeó en el Paso de los Sauces”.

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 "vadear"?
"vadear" is spelled V-A-D-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bað̞eˈaɾ].
What does "vadear" mean?
As a verb, "vadear" means: Pasar el río por el vado.
How do you pronounce "vadear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vadear" is [bað̞eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vadear" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vagaba#81,571vianda#81,580Vishnu#81,586wasn't#81,596

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list