vincha
[ˈbĩnʲt͡ʃa]
The verdict
“vincha” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,466 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,466
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12,062
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faja o artefacto que sujeta los cabellos; fué también el distintivo o diadema imperial (llautu) inca. Los charrúas la usaban con una pluma de ñandú.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vincha |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbĩnʲt͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #84,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vincha” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vincha is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,466 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbĩnʲt͡ʃa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vincha, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is vincha, spelled V-I-N-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1Faja o artefacto que sujeta los cabellos; fué también el distintivo o diadema imperial (llautu) inca. Los charrúas la usaban con una pluma de ñandú.
- 2Pañuelo de seda o algodón que se atan los hombres de campo en las faenas rurales y cuando corren carreras.
Synonyms
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 “vincha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-N-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbĩnʲt͡ʃa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.