vigilen

[biˈxilẽn]

/[biˈxilẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“vigilen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,467 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,467
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de vigilar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vigilen · vigilen · Spanish

vigilen · rank #57,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,467
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vigilará

Nearest frequency peer: vigilará (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “vigilen”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “vigilen” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vigilen
PropertyValue
Headwordvigilen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[biˈxilẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vigilen” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.vigilencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “vigilará” (#57,466), “Villalta” (#57,468), “volé” (#57,469). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vigilen” va en #57,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vigilen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,467 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [biˈxilẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vigilen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 vigilen, spelled V-I-G-I-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de vigilar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de vigilar.

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 "vigilen"?
"vigilen" is spelled V-I-G-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈxilẽn].
What does "vigilen" mean?
As a verb, "vigilen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de vigilar.
How do you pronounce "vigilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vigilen" is [biˈxilẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vigilen" come from?
"vigilen" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vigilen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list