vainilla

[bajˈniʝa]

/[bajˈniʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“vainilla” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,753
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Vanilla spp) Género de plantas orquidáceas americanas de tallos muy largos, verdes y sarmentosos, flores grandes y verdosas, hojas enteras ovales, fruto capsular muy aromático en forma de judía qu...

Corpus desk

Index ES-vainilla · vainilla · Spanish

vainilla · rank #15,753 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,753
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH utilicen

Nearest frequency peer: utilicen (-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 “vainilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vainilla” 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).

vainilla vs vajilla
75% similar
vainilla vs varilla
75% similar

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

Key facts for vainilla
PropertyValue
Headwordvainilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bajˈniʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,753
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vainilla”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “utilicen” (#15,752), “Valentina” (#15,754), “Urquiza” (#15,751). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vainilla” va en #15,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vainilla (IPA [bajˈniʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,753 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vainilla, with forms such as "avinilla", "bainilla", and "vaiinlla". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "vajilla", "varilla", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is vainilla, spelled V-A-I-N-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Vanilla spp) Género de plantas orquidáceas americanas de tallos muy largos, verdes y sarmentosos, flores grandes y verdosas, hojas enteras ovales, fruto capsular muy aromático en forma de judía que contiene numerosas semillas.
  2. 2
    (Vanilla fragrans), (Vanilla planifolia) Fruto de una planta de este género, muy aromático que se usa como condimento para el chocolate, los licores, etc.
  3. 3
    Fruto inmaduro de judía u otras leguminosas afines que se emplea como alimento.
  4. 4
    Soletilla.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La vainilla es una planta tropical que crece en climas cálidos.
  2. La vainilla es una de las especias más caras, junto el azafrán y el cardamomo.

Synonyms

chauchaejotejudía verdeporoto verdevaina

This word in other languages

vanilla(English)baunilha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avinilla
  • bainilla
  • vaiinlla
  • vainila
  • vainilal
  • vainlila
  • vainnilla
  • vaniilla
  • vianilla
  • vvainilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vainilla - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

avinilla2bainilla1vaiinlla2vainila1vainilal2vainlila2vainnilla1vaniilla2
Edit distance from "vainilla"

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 "vainilla"?
"vainilla" is spelled V-A-I-N-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [bajˈniʝa].
What does "vainilla" mean?
As a noun, "vainilla" means: (Vanilla spp) Género de plantas orquidáceas americanas de tallos muy largos, verdes y sarmentosos, flores grandes y verdosas, hojas enteras ovales, fruto capsular muy aromático en forma de judía qu...
What words are commonly confused with "vainilla"?
"vainilla" is commonly confused with "vajilla", "varilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vainilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vainilla" is [bajˈniʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vainilla" come from?
"vainilla" 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 "vainilla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

utilicen#15,752vosotras#15,758acusando#15,763adjetivo#15,764

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

tópicos10 variantsTáchira10 variantsabuelas10 variantstraemos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list