vaselina

[baseˈlina]

/[baseˈlina]/ noun

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The verdict

“vaselina” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,366
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crema o pomada, hecha a partir de hidrocarburos, que tiene propiedades lubricantes y curativas para la piel.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vaselina · vaselina · Spanish

vaselina · rank #33,366 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,366
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH unes

Nearest frequency peer: unes (-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 “vaselina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vaselina” 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
Key facts for vaselina
PropertyValue
Headwordvaselina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baseˈlina]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,366
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vaselina”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.vaselinacae 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 “unes” (#33,365), “venenoso” (#33,367), “tropiezo” (#33,364). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vaselina” va en #33,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around vaselina (IPA [baseˈlina]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,366 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for vaselina, with forms such as "avselina", "baselina", and "vacelina". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vaselina, spelled V-A-S-E-L-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crema o pomada, hecha a partir de hidrocarburos, que tiene propiedades lubricantes y curativas para la piel.
  2. 2
    Tiro al arco suave y con forma de globo que suele hacerse para colgar al arquero rival cuando está adelantado.

Synonyms

emboquilladapalancasombreropicaditaclareadaglobitocharropique

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avselina
  • baselina
  • vacelina
  • vaeslina
  • vaseilna
  • vaselian
  • vaselinna
  • vasellina
  • vaselnia
  • vasleina
  • vasselina
  • vsaelina
  • vvaselina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vaselina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avselina2baselina1vacelina1vaeslina2vaseilna2vaselian2vaselinna1vasellina1
Edit distance from "vaselina"

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 "vaselina"?
"vaselina" is spelled V-A-S-E-L-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baseˈlina].
What does "vaselina" mean?
As a noun, "vaselina" means: Crema o pomada, hecha a partir de hidrocarburos, que tiene propiedades lubricantes y curativas para la piel.
What are common misspellings of "vaselina"?
Common misspellings include "avselina", "baselina", "vacelina", "vaeslina", "vaseilna". The correct spelling is "vaselina".
How do you pronounce "vaselina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vaselina" is [baseˈlina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vaselina" come from?
"vaselina" 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 "vaselina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

venenoso#33,367tropiezo#33,364visitada#33,371tramposo#33,360

Similar misspelling depth

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

thinking13 variantsaconteció13 variantsresumidas13 variantsremember13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list