Vinicius
/wiˈni.ki.us/
The verdict
“Vinicius” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,254 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,254
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12,062
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Vinicio.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vinicius |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /wiˈni.ki.us/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #61,254 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vinicius” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Vinicius is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,254 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /wiˈni.ki.us/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Vinicio.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Vinicius in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Vinicius, spelled V-I-N-I-C-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Vinicio.
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 “Vinicius”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-N-I-C-I-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /wiˈni.ki.us/ (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.