vigilia
[biˈxilja]
The verdict
“vigilia” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,315 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,315
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estar despierto.
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 | vigilia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [biˈxilja] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,315 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vigilia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vigilia is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [biˈxilja]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,315 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Estar despierto.
- 2Trabajo u ocupación intelectual nocturna.
- 3Obra o trabajo realizado durante la noche.
- 4Día previo a un suceso y que lo consecuencia.
- 5Víspera a una celebración eclesiástica.
- 6Oficio que se reza durante las vísperas a una celebración eclesiástica.
- 7Rezos en favor de difuntos.
- 8Falta de descanso.
- 9Imposibilidad crónica para dormir.
- 10Dificultad para conciliar el sueño.
- 11Divisiones de la noche en distintos periodos para patrullar.
- 12Abstinencia de carne en la dieta.
- 13Día en que por culto se prohíbe comer carne.
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.
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 “vigilia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-G-I-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [biˈxilja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “viviría” - see the side-by-side comparison. vigilia vs viviría
- 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.