vincha
[ˈbĩnʲt͡ʃa]
The verdict
“vincha” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,466 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,466
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,793
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.
Corpus desk
Index ES-vincha · vincha · Spanish
vincha · rank #84,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,466
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,793
- PHOTO-FINISH vizcaínos
Nearest frequency peer: vizcaínos (+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 “vincha”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Vichada
Vichada
15,539 corpus weight
- vincha
vincha
15,535 corpus weight
- vizcaínos
vizcaínos
15,534 corpus weight
- volumétrico
volumétrico
15,532 corpus weight
- volviéramos
volviéramos
15,531 corpus weight
- wacha
wacha
15,530 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “vincha” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “vincha” en español
Rare enough to double-check
vincha is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,466 among 1,793 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vincha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En el Perú, los hombres usaban trajes sencillísimos, las mujeres se vestían igualmente, atada a la cintura con una faja, el chumpi, y usaban un manto o lliclla prendido por un alfiler, tupu. La cabeza era adornada por una cinta llamada huincha y el cabello arreglado en dos trenzas. Para conservarlo lo lavaban cuidadosamente y lo inmergían con infusiones v…
Este hombre era de su pelaje, según coligió. Apenas traía una jerga su caballo, y lazo al pescuezo. El jinete un pañuelo atado en forma de vincha en la frente, y boleadoras y daga a la cintura.
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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