veintiún

[bẽjn̪ˈt̪jũn]

/[bẽjn̪ˈt̪jũn]/ num

The verdict

“veintiún” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,446
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Veintiuno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-veintiun · veintiún · Spanish

veintiún · rank #32,446 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,446
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH used

Nearest frequency peer: used (-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 “veintiún”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “veintiún” 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).

veintiún vs veintiuno
78% similar

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

Key facts for veintiún
PropertyValue
Headwordveintiún
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[bẽjn̪ˈt̪jũn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,446
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “veintiún”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).veintiúncae 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 “used” (#32,445), “versatilidad” (#32,447), “universalidad” (#32,444). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “veintiún” va en #32,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around veintiún (IPA [bẽjn̪ˈt̪jũn]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #32,446 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Veintiuno.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for veintiún, with forms such as "beintiún", "evintiún", and "veinitún". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "veintiuno", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is veintiún, spelled V-E-I-N-T-I-Ú-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Veintiuno.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Veintiún euros

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • beintiún
  • evintiún
  • veinitún
  • veinntiún
  • veintinú
  • veintiúnn
  • veinttiún
  • veintúin
  • veitniún
  • venitiún
  • vientiún
  • vveintiún

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

beintiún1evintiún2veinitún2veinntiún1veintinú2veintiúnn1veinttiún1veintúin2
Edit distance from "veintiún"

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 "veintiún"?
"veintiún" is spelled V-E-I-N-T-I-Ú-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bẽjn̪ˈt̪jũn].
What does "veintiún" mean?
As a numeral, "veintiún" means: Veintiuno.
What words are commonly confused with "veintiún"?
"veintiún" is commonly confused with "veintiuno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "veintiún"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veintiún" is [bẽjn̪ˈt̪jũn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "veintiún" come from?
"veintiún" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list