vejiga

/[beˈxiɣ̞a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,225

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

vejiga is aSpanishnoun. It means: Órgano en forma de bolsa membranosa en que se deposita la orina que producen los riñones. Pronounced [beˈxiɣ̞a]. Often confused with viga and venga.

Key facts for vejiga
PropertyValue
Headwordvejiga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beˈxiɣ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,225
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vejiga is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beˈxiɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,225 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for vejiga, with forms such as "bejiga", "evjiga", and "veijga". 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, "viga", "venga", "venía", 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 vejiga, spelled V-E-J-I-G-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano en forma de bolsa membranosa en que se deposita la orina que producen los riñones.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, bolsa llena de gas o líquido que se forma en una superficie.
  3. 3
    Por antonomasia, la que se forma en la piel por efecto de una quemadura.
  4. 4
    Por analogía, lesión causada por la viruela.
  5. 5
    Persona falta de inteligencia y de experiencia mundana, por lo que resulta fácil de engañar.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bejiga,evjiga,veijga,vejgia,vejiag,vejigga,vejjiga,vjeiga,vvejiga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vejiga

Misspelling Variants of "vejiga"

bejiga6evjiga6veijga6vejgia6vejiag6vejigga7vejjiga7vjeiga6
Misspelling Variants of "vejiga"

Frequency rank: #22,225 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vejiga"?
"vejiga" is spelled V-E-J-I-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈxiɣ̞a].
What does "vejiga" mean?
As a noun, "vejiga" means: Órgano en forma de bolsa membranosa en que se deposita la orina que producen los riñones.
What words are commonly confused with "vejiga"?
"vejiga" is commonly confused with "viga", "venga", "venía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vejiga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vejiga" is [beˈxiɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vejiga" come from?
"vejiga" 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.