vague
[ˈbaɣ̞e]
The verdict
“vague” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #84,451 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #84,451
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de vagar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vague |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈbaɣ̞e] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #84,451 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vague” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vague is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaɣ̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,451 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vague, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is vague, spelled V-A-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de vagar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de vagar.
- 3Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de vagar.
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.
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Using “vague”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-A-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbaɣ̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.