vértigo

/[ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,419

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

vértigo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Alteración del sentido del equilibrio manifestada por una sensación irreal de movimiento de rotación del cuerpo. Pronounced [ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o]. Often confused with vestido and vestigio.

Key facts for vértigo
PropertyValue
Headwordvértigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,419
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vértigo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,419 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for vértigo, with forms such as "bértigo", "vrétigo", and "vvértigo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "vestido", "vestigio", "verdugo", 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 vértigo, spelled V-É-R-T-I-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alteración del sentido del equilibrio manifestada por una sensación irreal de movimiento de rotación del cuerpo.
  2. 2
    Perturbación del juicio súbita y corta de tiempo. Se le considera como una rama de la locura.
  3. 3
    Aceleración excesiva en el ritmo de acción de un individuo o grupo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bértigo,vrétigo,vvértigo,véritgo,vérrtigo,vértgio,vértiggo,vértiog,vérttigo,vétrigo,évrtigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vértigo

Misspelling Variants of "vértigo"

bértigo7vrétigo7vvértigo8véritgo7vérrtigo8vértgio7vértiggo8vértiog7
Misspelling Variants of "vértigo"

Frequency rank: #18,419 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vértigo"?
"vértigo" is spelled V-É-R-T-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o].
What does "vértigo" mean?
As a noun, "vértigo" means: Alteración del sentido del equilibrio manifestada por una sensación irreal de movimiento de rotación del cuerpo.
What words are commonly confused with "vértigo"?
"vértigo" is commonly confused with "vestido", "vestigio", "verdugo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vértigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vértigo" is [ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vértigo" come from?
"vértigo" 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.