vecino

[beˈsino]

/[beˈsino]/ adj

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The verdict

“vecino” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,689
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que reside en una ciudad, pueblo o barrio, respecto de otros que también lo hacen.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vecino · vecino · Spanish

vecino · rank #2,689 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,689
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH tareas

Nearest frequency peer: tareas (-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 “vecino”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vecino” 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).

vecino vs vino
67% similar
vecino vs vicio
67% similar
vecino vs verano
67% similar

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

Key facts for vecino
PropertyValue
Headwordvecino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[beˈsino]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,689
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vecino”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).vecinocae 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 “tareas” (#2,688), “vehículos” (#2,690), “sonrisa” (#2,687). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vecino” va en #2,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vecino (IPA [beˈsino]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,689 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vecino, with forms such as "becino", "evcino", and "vceino". 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. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "vino", "vicio", "verano", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vecino, spelled V-E-C-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que reside en una ciudad, pueblo o barrio, respecto de otros que también lo hacen.
  2. 2
    En particular, que tiene residencia legal en ese sitio, con los derechos y obligaciones que ello comporta.
  3. 3
    Antiguamente, que tenía propiedad en un sitio, y por lo tanto derecho de voto en la asamblea o cabildo.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, que se encuentra cerca, literal o figurativamente.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, que se asemeja a algo, literal o figurativamente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La Guardia Civil de Gijón se encuentra estos días pendiente de detener a un vecino de la ciudad acusado de pertenecer a una banda de delincuentes.

Synonyms

cercanopróximosemejantesimilar

This word in other languages

neighbour(English)voisin(Français)vizinho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • becino
  • evcino
  • vceino
  • veccino
  • vecinno
  • vecion
  • vecnio
  • veicno
  • vesino
  • vvecino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

becino1evcino2vceino2veccino1vecinno1vecion2vecnio2veicno2
Edit distance from "vecino"

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 "vecino"?
"vecino" is spelled V-E-C-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈsino].
What does "vecino" mean?
As an adjective, "vecino" means: Que reside en una ciudad, pueblo o barrio, respecto de otros que también lo hacen.
What words are commonly confused with "vecino"?
"vecino" is commonly confused with "vino", "vicio", "verano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vecino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vecino" is [beˈsino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vecino" come from?
"vecino" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tareas#2,688abuelo#2,693basado#2,696Javier#2,671

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

sonrisa10 variantspasaron10 variantsmoderna10 variantscorrecta10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list