vigilantes
[bixiˈlãn̪t̪es]
The verdict
“vigilantes” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,730. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,730
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12,062
- “V” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de vigilante.
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 | vigilantes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bixiˈlãn̪t̪es] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #16,730 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vigilantes” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around vigilantes (IPA [bixiˈlãn̪t̪es]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,730 among 12,062 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de vigilante.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for vigilantes, with forms such as "bigilantes", "ivgilantes", and "vgiilantes". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "visitantes", "vigilante", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is vigilantes, spelled V-I-G-I-L-A-N-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de vigilante.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bigilantes,ivgilantes,vgiilantes,viggilantes,vigialntes,vigilanets,vigilanntes,vigilantess,vigilantse,vigilanttes,vigilatnes,vigillantes,vigilnates,vigliantes,viiglantes,vvigilantes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vigilantes - 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 “vigilantes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-G-I-L-A-N-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bixiˈlãn̪t̪es] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “visitantes” - see the side-by-side comparison. vigilantes vs visitantes
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.