vértigo

[ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o]

/[ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“vértigo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,419
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alteración del sentido del equilibrio manifestada por una sensación irreal de movimiento de rotación del cuerpo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vertigo · vértigo · Spanish

vértigo · rank #18,419 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,419
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH villanos

Nearest frequency peer: villanos (-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 “vértigo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vértigo” 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).

vértigo vs vestido
57% similar
vértigo vs vestigio
63% similar
vértigo vs verdugo
57% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vértigo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).vértigocae 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 “villanos” (#18,418), “Ámsterdam” (#18,420), “ático” (#18,421). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vértigo” va en #18,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around vértigo (IPA [ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,419 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for vértigo, with forms such as "bértigo", "vrétigo", and "vvértigo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is vértigo, spelled V-É-R-T-I-G-O.

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.

Synonyms

apresuramientoaceleraciónprisarapidez

Antonyms

lentitud

This word in other languages

vertige(Français)vertigem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bértigo
  • vrétigo
  • vvértigo
  • véritgo
  • vérrtigo
  • vértgio
  • vértiggo
  • vértiog
  • vérttigo
  • vétrigo
  • évrtigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vértigo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bértigo1vrétigo2vvértigo1véritgo2vérrtigo1vértgio2vértiggo1vértiog2
Edit distance from "vértigo"

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 "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. 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 "vértigo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adoptan#18,431anexión#18,438Tatiana#18,399subidas#18,394

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

villanos11 variantsacústica11 variantsalterada11 variantsatrasado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list