vihuela

[biˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ela]

/[biˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ela]/ noun

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The verdict

“vihuela” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,763 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,763
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento musical cordófono cuya caja semeja al signo numérico 8 (ocho), parecido a la guitarra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vihuela · vihuela · Spanish

vihuela · rank #78,763 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,763
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vigorosas

Nearest frequency peer: vigorosas (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “vihuela”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “vihuela” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vihuela
PropertyValue
Headwordvihuela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ela]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vihuela” 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). vihuela lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

vihuela is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,763 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [biˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ela]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vihuela, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is vihuela, spelled V-I-H-U-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento musical cordófono cuya caja semeja al signo numérico 8 (ocho), parecido a la guitarra.
  2. 2
    Instrumento musical de cuerda pulsada, que tradicionalmente consta de seis cuerdas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La vihuela. La afinación de la vihuela coincide con la de la guitarra, solo que la tercera cuerda (sol) se afina una octava arriba. Originaria de Europa pertenece al grupo de instrumentos de cuerda, la vihuela junto con el guitarrón fueron precursores del mariachi, representativo de México. Acordes de Vihuela. En las siguientes imágenes encontrarás los ac…

This word in other languages

vihuela(English)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vihuela"?
"vihuela" is spelled V-I-H-U-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ela].
What does "vihuela" mean?
As a noun, "vihuela" means: Instrumento musical cordófono cuya caja semeja al signo numérico 8 (ocho), parecido a la guitarra.
How do you pronounce "vihuela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vihuela" is [biˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vihuela" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list