vaquita
[baˈkit̪a]
The verdict
“vaquita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,266 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,266
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12,062
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diminutivo de vaca.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vaquita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈkit̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,266 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vaquita” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vaquita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,266 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈkit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vaquita in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is vaquita, spelled V-A-Q-U-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo de vaca.
- 2Pequeña marsopa del Golfo de California.
- 3(Coccinellidae) Mariquita.
- 4(Gyriosomus elongatus) Insecto coleóptero negro grisáceo de cuerpo convexo, del norte de Chile.
- 5(Diabrotica balteata) Tortuguilla.
- 6(Diaprepes spengleri) Insecto coleóptero de Puerto Rico, con cabeza y patas de color oscuro, y con élitros rayados principalmente de colores negros y pardos.
- 7Colecta de dinero entre varias personas, sobre todo con el fin de ayudar a alguien.
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 “vaquita”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-A-Q-U-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈkit̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.