viraje

/[biˈɾaxe]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,133

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

viraje is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de virar una fotografía al revelarla, esto es, reemplazar o añadir ciertas sustancias para producir un color determinado sobre el papel. Pronounced [biˈɾaxe]. Often confused with viral and vitae.

Key facts for viraje
PropertyValue
Headwordviraje
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biˈɾaxe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,133
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of viraje in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for viraje is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [biˈɾaxe]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,133 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for viraje, with forms such as "biraje", "ivraje", and "viarje". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "viral", "vitae", "virales", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is viraje, spelled V-I-R-A-J-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de virar una fotografía al revelarla, esto es, reemplazar o añadir ciertas sustancias para producir un color determinado sobre el papel.
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de virar o cambiar el rumbo y dirección que se llevaba, sea en un vehículo o en otro tipo de desplazamiento (al caminar, correr, esquiar, etc.).
  3. 3
    Cambio relativamente notable o radical en la orientación, tendencia o preferencia hacia ciertas corrientes de pensamiento, emociones, comportamiento y actitud.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: biraje,ivraje,viarje,viraej,virajje,virjae,virraje,vriaje,vviraje

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for viraje

Misspelling Variants of "viraje"

biraje6ivraje6viarje6viraej6virajje7virjae6virraje7vriaje6
Misspelling Variants of "viraje"

Frequency rank: #41,133 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "viraje"?
"viraje" is spelled V-I-R-A-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈɾaxe].
What does "viraje" mean?
As a noun, "viraje" means: Acción o efecto de virar una fotografía al revelarla, esto es, reemplazar o añadir ciertas sustancias para producir un color determinado sobre el papel.
What words are commonly confused with "viraje"?
"viraje" is commonly confused with "viral", "vitae", "virales". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "viraje"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viraje" is [biˈɾaxe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "viraje" come from?
"viraje" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.