vanity

/ˈvæn.ɪ.ti/

//ˈvæn.ɪ.ti// noun

The verdict

“vanity” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,629 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,629
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vanidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vanity · vanity · Spanish

vanity · rank #50,629 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,629
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vallés

Nearest frequency peer: Vallés (-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 “vanity”

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 “vanity” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vanity
PropertyValue
Headwordvanity
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvæn.ɪ.ti/
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,629
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vanity” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Vallés” (#50,628), “vejaciones” (#50,630), “vallado” (#50,627). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vanity” va en #50,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vanity is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,629 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvæn.ɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vanidad.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vanity, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is vanity, spelled V-A-N-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vanidad.

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 "vanity"?
"vanity" is spelled V-A-N-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvæn.ɪ.ti/.
What does "vanity" mean?
As a noun, "vanity" means: Vanidad.
How do you pronounce "vanity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vanity" is /ˈvæn.ɪ.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vanity" come from?
"vanity" 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 "vanity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list