vasto

Name: vasto, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈbast̪o]

/[ˈbast̪o]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“vasto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,571
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,793
“V” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De gran tamaño, cantidad, intensidad, o extensión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vasto · vasto · Spanish

vasto · rank #17,571 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #17,571
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 1,793
PHOTO-FINISH vincula

Nearest frequency peer: vincula (+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.

trofeos

82,434
turba

82,433
ubican

82,432
vasto

82,430
vincula

82,429
woman

82,427

What this shows “vasto” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vasto vs voto

60% similar

vasto vs veto

60% similar

vasto vs vito

60% similar

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

Key facts for vasto
Property	Value
Headword	vasto
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈbast̪o]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#17,571
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vasto”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).vastocae aquí:

#17,571

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vincula” (#17,572), “ubican” (#17,569), “turba” (#17,568). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vasto” va en #17,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vasto (IPA [ˈbast̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,571 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "De gran tamaño, cantidad, intensidad, o extensión.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vasto, with forms such as "avsto", "vasot", and "vassto". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "voto", "veto", "vito", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is vasto, spelled V-A-S-T-O.

Definition

1
De gran tamaño, cantidad, intensidad, o extensión.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vasto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

«En materia de seguridad, (la) situación no puede ser peor; en vastas zonas de la geografía nacional se perdió la gobernabilidad, y en ellas, el Estado fue sustituido por grupos terroristas, organizaciones criminales y bandas delincuenciales».

Synonyms

enorme inmenso

This word in other languages

vast(English)vaste(Français)weit(Deutsch)vasto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

avsto
vasot
vassto
vastto
vatso
vsato
vvasto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vasto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "vasto"

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 "vasto"?

"vasto" is spelled V-A-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbast̪o].

What does "vasto" mean?

As an adjective, "vasto" means: De gran tamaño, cantidad, intensidad, o extensión.

What words are commonly confused with "vasto"?

"vasto" is commonly confused with "voto", "veto", "vito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "vasto"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vasto" is [ˈbast̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "vasto" come from?

"vasto" 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 "vasto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

turba#17,568 woman#17,574 zurdo#17,575 óxido#17,580

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tiren7 variants sanar7 variants balde7 variants pedos7 variants