vector

/[bekˈt̪oɾ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,713

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

vector is aSpanishnoun. It means: Organismo o dispositivo que transporta materia de energia positiva o negativa. Pronounced [bekˈt̪oɾ]. Often confused with veto and vetar.

Key facts for vector
PropertyValue
Headwordvector
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bekˈt̪oɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,713
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vector in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vector is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bekˈt̪oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,713 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for vector, with forms such as "bector", "evctor", and "vcetor". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "veto", "vetar", "vento", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is vector, spelled V-E-C-T-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Organismo o dispositivo que transporta materia de energia positiva o negativa.
  2. 2
    El Vector, es un elemento de un espacio vectorial, pertenece a un conjunto no vacío con 2 operaciones (la suma y el producto).
  3. 3
    Magnitud física definida por dos características: una magnitud (también denominada módulo o intensidad) y una dirección.
  4. 4
    Una colección de datos del mismo tipo al que se tiene acceso con un índice, es decir que cada uno de estos elementos esta asociado a un valor entero único y consecutivo llamado índice y cuyo valor se puede leer o modificar empleando este índice.
  5. 5
    Un organismo capaz de portar y transmitir un agente infeccioso.
  6. 6
    Un agente que porta un gen extraño o modificado.
  7. 7
    Fuerza que motiva un comportamiento.
  8. 8
    Elemento teórico que proyecta una acción.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bector,evctor,vcetor,vecctor,vecotr,vectorr,vectro,vecttor,vetcor,vvector

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vector

Misspelling Variants of "vector"

bector6evctor6vcetor6vecctor7vecotr6vectorr7vectro6vecttor7
Misspelling Variants of "vector"

Frequency rank: #18,713 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vector"?
"vector" is spelled V-E-C-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bekˈt̪oɾ].
What does "vector" mean?
As a noun, "vector" means: Organismo o dispositivo que transporta materia de energia positiva o negativa.
What words are commonly confused with "vector"?
"vector" is commonly confused with "veto", "vetar", "vento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vector"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vector" is [bekˈt̪oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vector" come from?
"vector" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.