vestal
[besˈt̪al]
The verdict
“vestal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perteneciente o relativo a la diosa Vesta.
Corpus desk
Index ES-vestal · vestal · Spanish
vestal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vestal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [besˈt̪al] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “vestal” en español
Rare enough to double-check
vestal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [besˈt̪al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
vestal has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is vestal, spelled V-E-S-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Perteneciente o relativo a la diosa Vesta.
- 2Dícese de las doncellas romanas consagradas a la diosa Vesta.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vestal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Recuerde, por ejemplo, cómo le proporcioné los materiales para su monografía referente al templo de las vestales.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.