varilla

[baˈɾiʝa]

/[baˈɾiʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“varilla” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,587
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barra larga y delgada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-varilla · varilla · Spanish

varilla · rank #31,587 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,587
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vanguardista

Nearest frequency peer: vanguardista (-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 “varilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “varilla” 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).

varilla vs villa
71% similar
varilla vs varita
71% similar
varilla vs varillas
88% similar

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

Key facts for varilla
PropertyValue
Headwordvarilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈɾiʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,587
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “varilla”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).varillacae 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 “vanguardista” (#31,586), “valieron” (#31,585), “veintiocho” (#31,589). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “varilla” va en #31,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around varilla (IPA [baˈɾiʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,587 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for varilla, with forms such as "avrilla", "barilla", and "vairlla". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "villa", "varita", "varillas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is varilla, spelled V-A-R-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barra larga y delgada.
  2. 2
    Cada una de las tiras de madera, marfil, etc. que forman la armazón del abanico.
  3. 3
    Cada una de las costillas de metal, madera o junco que forman la arnazón de los paraguas y quitasoles.
  4. 4
    Prueba que se hace con los caballos de carrera, para saber cuál es el más ágil.
  5. 5
    Cada uno de los dos huesos largos que forman la quijada y se unen por debajo de la barba.
  6. 6
    Género de plantas de la familia de las compuestas, tribu de las helianteas y subtribu de las verbesininas con bráctras involucrales internas planas, pajitas anchas, abovedadas o aquilladas, envolviendo maś o menos a las flores hermafroditas, pero sin encerrar del todo al aquenio.
  7. 7
    Nombre vulgar chileno de Oxalis virgosa.

This word in other languages

spindle(English)baguette(Français)Kleine(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avrilla
  • barilla
  • vairlla
  • varila
  • varilal
  • varlila
  • varrilla
  • vrailla
  • vvarilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avrilla2barilla1vairlla2varila1varilal2varlila2varrilla1vrailla2
Edit distance from "varilla"

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 "varilla"?
"varilla" is spelled V-A-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈɾiʝa].
What does "varilla" mean?
As a noun, "varilla" means: Barra larga y delgada.
What words are commonly confused with "varilla"?
"varilla" is commonly confused with "villa", "varita", "varillas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "varilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "varilla" is [baˈɾiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "varilla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tutoría#31,581vividas#31,597tendida#31,572tarados#31,571

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

valida9 variantsviveza9 variantstentar9 variantstalante9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list