vértigo
[ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o]
The verdict
“vértigo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,419 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,419
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alteración del sentido del equilibrio manifestada por una sensación irreal de movimiento de rotación del cuerpo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vértigo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,419 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vértigo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vértigo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 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
- 1Alteración del sentido del equilibrio manifestada por una sensación irreal de movimiento de rotación del cuerpo.
- 2Perturbación del juicio súbita y corta de tiempo. Se le considera como una rama de la locura.
- 3Aceleración excesiva en el ritmo de acción de un individuo o grupo.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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 “vértigo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-É-R-T-I-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbeɾt̪iɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vestido” - see the side-by-side comparison. vértigo vs vestido
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.