vigilia

[biˈxilja]

/[biˈxilja]/ noun

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The verdict

“vigilia” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,315
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estar despierto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vigilia · vigilia · Spanish

vigilia · rank #17,315 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,315
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbales

Nearest frequency peer: verbales (-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 “vigilia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vigilia” 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).

vigilia vs viviría
57% similar
vigilia vs Virginia
63% similar
vigilia vs Virgilio
63% similar

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

Key facts for vigilia
PropertyValue
Headwordvigilia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biˈxilja]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,315
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vigilia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).vigiliacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “verbales” (#17,314), “viniera” (#17,316), “vengarse” (#17,313). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vigilia” va en #17,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vigilia (IPA [biˈxilja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,315 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vigilia, with forms such as "bigilia", "ivgilia", and "vgiilia". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "viviría", "Virginia", "Virgilio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is vigilia, spelled V-I-G-I-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estar despierto.
  2. 2
    Trabajo u ocupación intelectual nocturna.
  3. 3
    Obra o trabajo realizado durante la noche.
  4. 4
    Día previo a un suceso y que lo consecuencia.
  5. 5
    Víspera a una celebración eclesiástica.
  6. 6
    Oficio que se reza durante las vísperas a una celebración eclesiástica.
  7. 7
    Rezos en favor de difuntos.
  8. 8
    Falta de descanso.
  9. 9
    Imposibilidad crónica para dormir.
  10. 10
    Dificultad para conciliar el sueño.
  11. 11
    Divisiones de la noche en distintos periodos para patrullar.
  12. 12
    Abstinencia de carne en la dieta.
  13. 13
    Día en que por culto se prohíbe comer carne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vigilia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se llevaba toda la noche en vigilia colaborando en Wikicionario.
  2. Se puso a escribir durante la noche, y la vigilia duró hasta que sacó su propia novela.

Synonyms

Estar en velaquedar en velaquedar despiertocansancioinsomnioinsomniodía del pescado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bigilia
  • ivgilia
  • vgiilia
  • viggilia
  • vigiila
  • vigilai
  • vigillia
  • vigliia
  • viiglia
  • vvigilia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vigilia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bigilia1ivgilia2vgiilia2viggilia1vigiila2vigilai2vigillia1vigliia2
Edit distance from "vigilia"

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 "vigilia"?
"vigilia" is spelled V-I-G-I-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈxilja].
What does "vigilia" mean?
As a noun, "vigilia" means: Estar despierto.
What words are commonly confused with "vigilia"?
"vigilia" is commonly confused with "viviría", "Virginia", "Virgilio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vigilia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vigilia" is [biˈxilja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vigilia" come from?
"vigilia" 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 "vigilia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

viniera#17,316utilizo#17,312éxtasis#17,323alterna#17,331

Similar misspelling depth

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

ansiosa10 variantsapología10 variantssexenio10 variantsarrastre10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list