vodka

[ˈboð̞ka]

/[ˈboð̞ka]/ noun

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The verdict

“vodka” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,820
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aguardiente incoloro y de alta graduación fabricado por la destilación de centeno u otros cereales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vodka · vodka · Spanish

vodka · rank #13,820 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,820
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH viviente

Nearest frequency peer: viviente (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “vodka”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “vodka” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vodka vs vota
60% similar
vodka vs Volta
40% similar
vodka vs vida
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vodka
PropertyValue
Headwordvodka
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboð̞ka]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,820
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vodka”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).vodkacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “viviente” (#13,819), “vitamina” (#13,818), “vomitar” (#13,822). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vodka” va en #13,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around vodka (IPA [ˈboð̞ka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,820 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Aguardiente incoloro y de alta graduación fabricado por la destilación de centeno u otros cereales.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for vodka, with forms such as "bodka", "ovdka", and "vdoka". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vota", "Volta", "vida", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is vodka, spelled V-O-D-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aguardiente incoloro y de alta graduación fabricado por la destilación de centeno u otros cereales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. El vodka se consume sobre todo en los países del este de Europa.

This word in other languages

vodka(English)eau-de-vie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bodka
  • ovdka
  • vdoka
  • vodak
  • voddka
  • vodkka
  • vokda
  • vvodka

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vodka - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bodka1ovdka2vdoka2vodak2voddka1vodkka1vokda2vvodka1
Edit distance from "vodka"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vodka"?
"vodka" is spelled V-O-D-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboð̞ka].
What does "vodka" mean?
As a noun, "vodka" means: Aguardiente incoloro y de alta graduación fabricado por la destilación de centeno u otros cereales.
What words are commonly confused with "vodka"?
"vodka" is commonly confused with "vota", "Volta", "vida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vodka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vodka" is [ˈboð̞ka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vodka" come from?
"vodka" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

épica#13,825Alejo#13,834trapo#13,806tapia#13,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

andino8 variantstoquen8 variantstejado8 variantsbondi8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list