verbum
/ˈwer.bum/
The verdict
“verbum” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,026 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,026
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12,062
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Palabra.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verbum |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwer.bum/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #75,026 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verbum” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verbum is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,026 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwer.bum/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for verbum in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is verbum, spelled V-E-R-B-U-M.
Definition
- 1Palabra.
- 2Proverbio, refrán.
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.
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Using “verbum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-R-B-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwer.bum/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.