vicios

[ˈbisjos]

/[ˈbisjos]/ noun

The verdict

“vicios” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,280
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de vicio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vicios · vicios · Spanish

vicios · rank #12,280 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,280
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH veracidad

Nearest frequency peer: veracidad (-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 “vicios”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vicios” 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).

vicios vs vivos
67% similar
vicios vs vimos
67% similar
vicios vs vivió
50% similar

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

Key facts for vicios
PropertyValue
Headwordvicios
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbisjos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,280
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vicios”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.vicioscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “veracidad” (#12,279), “violadores” (#12,281), “vencedor” (#12,278). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vicios” va en #12,280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vicios (IPA [ˈbisjos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,280 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de vicio.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vicios, with forms such as "bicios", "ivcios", and "vciios". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vivos", "vimos", "vivió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is vicios, spelled V-I-C-I-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de vicio.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bicios
  • ivcios
  • vciios
  • viccios
  • vicioss
  • viciso
  • vicois
  • viicos
  • visios
  • vvicios

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vicios - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bicios1ivcios2vciios2viccios1vicioss1viciso2vicois2viicos2
Edit distance from "vicios"

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 "vicios"?
"vicios" is spelled V-I-C-I-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbisjos].
What does "vicios" mean?
As a noun, "vicios" means: Forma del plural de vicio.
What words are commonly confused with "vicios"?
"vicios" is commonly confused with "vivos", "vimos", "vivió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vicios"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vicios" is [ˈbisjos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vicios" come from?
"vicios" 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 "vicios", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list