vergüenza

/[beɾˈɣ̞wẽnsa]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,001

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

vergüenza is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sentimiento de turbación causado por sentir culpa, humillación o deshonra. Pronounced [beɾˈɣ̞wẽnsa]. It ranks #2,001 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with vergüenzas.

Key facts for vergüenza
PropertyValue
Headwordvergüenza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beɾˈɣ̞wẽnsa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,001
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vergüenza is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beɾˈɣ̞wẽnsa]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,001 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vergüenza, with forms such as "bergüenza", "evrgüenza", and "vegrüenza". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vergüenzas", 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 vergüenza, spelled V-E-R-G-Ü-E-N-Z-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentimiento de turbación causado por sentir culpa, humillación o deshonra.
  2. 2
    Alta estima en la que se tiene la honra, el honor o el prestigio propios.
  3. 3
    Escasez de ánimo o timidez para llevar algo a cabo.
  4. 4
    Acto deshonroso o que afecta gravemente al honor.
  5. 5
    Castigo consistente en la exposición pública del delito cometido.
  6. 6
    Por extensión, enrojecimiento visible del rostro que hace patente una emoción como la vergüenza₁.
  7. 7
    Palo transversal que orna el frente de una puerta.
  8. 8
    Bonete o toca con que solían cubrirse la cabeza las mujeres.
  9. 9
    Sentimiento de respeto a los principios éticos o a las reglas no escritas de la vida en sociedad.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bergüenza,evrgüenza,vegrüenza,vergeünza,verggüenza,vergüenaz,vergüennza,vergüenzza,vergüezna,vergüneza,verrgüenza,verügenza,vregüenza,vvergüenza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vergüenza

Misspelling Variants of "vergüenza"

bergüenza9evrgüenza9vegrüenza9vergeünza9verggüenza10vergüenaz9vergüennza10vergüenzza10
Misspelling Variants of "vergüenza"

Frequency rank: #2,001 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vergüenza"?
"vergüenza" is spelled V-E-R-G-Ü-E-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [beɾˈɣ̞wẽnsa].
What does "vergüenza" mean?
As a noun, "vergüenza" means: Sentimiento de turbación causado por sentir culpa, humillación o deshonra.
What words are commonly confused with "vergüenza"?
"vergüenza" is commonly confused with "vergüenzas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vergüenza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergüenza" is [beɾˈɣ̞wẽnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergüenza" come from?
"vergüenza" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.