vid

[ˈbið̞]

/[ˈbið̞]/ noun

The verdict

“vid” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #16,480 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#16,480
frequency rank, Spanish
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Vitis spp.) Planta de la familia de las vitáceas, con tronco retorcido, llamado cepa, vástagos nudosos y flexibles, llamados sarmientos, hojas alternas, pecioladas, grandes y pentalobuladas, llama...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vid vs voy
33% similar
vid vs vos
33% similar
vid vs voz
33% similar

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

Key facts for vid
PropertyValue
Headwordvid
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbið̞]
Letters3
Frequency rank#16,480
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vid” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vid lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vid is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbið̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,480 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Vitis spp.) Planta de la familia de las vitáceas, con tronco retorcido, llamado cepa, vástagos nudosos y flexibles, llamados sarmientos, hojas alternas, pecioladas, grandes y pentalobuladas, llama...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vid, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "voy", "vos", "voz", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vid, spelled V-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Vitis spp.) Planta de la familia de las vitáceas, con tronco retorcido, llamado cepa, vástagos nudosos y flexibles, llamados sarmientos, hojas alternas, pecioladas, grandes y pentalobuladas, llamadas pámpanos, flores verdosas en racimos, y cuyo fruto es la uva. Originaria de Asia, se cultiva en todas las regiones templadas

Synonyms

videira

This word in other languages

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 "vid"?
"vid" is spelled V-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbið̞].
What does "vid" mean?
As a noun, "vid" means: (Vitis spp.) Planta de la familia de las vitáceas, con tronco retorcido, llamado cepa, vástagos nudosos y flexibles, llamados sarmientos, hojas alternas, pecioladas, grandes y pentalobuladas, llama...
What words are commonly confused with "vid"?
"vid" is commonly confused with "voy", "vos", "voz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vid" is [ˈbið̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vid" come from?
"vid" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “vid”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbið̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “voy” - see the side-by-side comparison. vid vs voy
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list