varicela

[baɾiˈsela]

/[baɾiˈsela]/ noun

The verdict

“varicela” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,923. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,923
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad contagiosa causada por el virus varicela-zoster, un virus de la familia de los herpesvirus que también es el causante del herpes zóster. Es una de las enfermedades clásicas de la infanci...

Corpus desk

Index ES-varicela · varicela · Spanish

varicela · rank #43,923 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,923
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vampire

Nearest frequency peer: vampire (-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 “varicela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “varicela” 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).

varicela vs varilla
75% similar
varicela vs Varela
63% similar

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

Key facts for varicela
PropertyValue
Headwordvaricela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baɾiˈsela]
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,923
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “varicela”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).varicelacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vampire” (#43,922), “vasito” (#43,924), “vecindarios” (#43,925). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “varicela” va en #43,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around varicela (IPA [baɾiˈsela]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,923 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enfermedad contagiosa causada por el virus varicela-zoster, un virus de la familia de los herpesvirus que también es el causante del herpes zóster. Es una de las enfermedades clásicas de la infanci...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for varicela, with forms such as "avricela", "baricela", and "vaircela". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "varilla", "Varela", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is varicela, spelled V-A-R-I-C-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad contagiosa causada por el virus varicela-zoster, un virus de la familia de los herpesvirus que también es el causante del herpes zóster. Es una de las enfermedades clásicas de la infancia, que en los niños suele ser leve pero en adolescentes y adultos tiene mayor riesgo de complicaciones. La enfermedad dura alrededor de una semana.

Synonyms

chinaslechinapeste cristalpayuelaspopochaviruelas locas

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avricela
  • baricela
  • vaircela
  • varciela
  • variccela
  • variceal
  • varicella
  • variclea
  • variecla
  • varisela
  • varricela
  • vraicela
  • vvaricela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of varicela - 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.

avricela2baricela1vaircela2varciela2variccela1variceal2varicella1variclea2
Edit distance from "varicela"

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 "varicela"?
"varicela" is spelled V-A-R-I-C-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baɾiˈsela].
What does "varicela" mean?
As a noun, "varicela" means: Enfermedad contagiosa causada por el virus varicela-zoster, un virus de la familia de los herpesvirus que también es el causante del herpes zóster. Es una de las enfermedades clásicas de la infanci...
What words are commonly confused with "varicela"?
"varicela" is commonly confused with "varilla", "Varela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "varicela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "varicela" is [baɾiˈsela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "varicela" come from?
"varicela" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list