vorágine

[boˈɾaxine]

/[boˈɾaxine]/ noun

The verdict

“vorágine” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,909. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,909
frequency rank, Spanish
12,062
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Remolino de agua fuerte y rápido.

Key facts for vorágine
PropertyValue
Headwordvorágine
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[boˈɾaxine]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,909
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vorágine” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vorágine lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around vorágine (IPA [boˈɾaxine]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,909 among 12,062 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorágine, with forms such as "borágine", "ovrágine", and "vorgáine". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is vorágine, spelled V-O-R-Á-G-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remolino de agua fuerte y rápido.
  2. 2
    Conjunto compacto de cosas o eventos en movimiento desordenado.
  3. 3
    Sentimiento de pasión desenfrenado.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • borágine
  • ovrágine
  • vorgáine
  • vorrágine
  • vorággine
  • vorágien
  • voráginne
  • vorágnie
  • voráigne
  • voárgine
  • vroágine
  • vvorágine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorágine - 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.

borágine1ovrágine2vorgáine2vorrágine1vorággine1vorágien2voráginne1vorágnie2
Edit distance from "vorágine"

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 "vorágine"?
"vorágine" is spelled V-O-R-Á-G-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈɾaxine].
What does "vorágine" mean?
As a noun, "vorágine" means: Remolino de agua fuerte y rápido.
What are common misspellings of "vorágine"?
Common misspellings include "borágine", "ovrágine", "vorgáine", "vorrágine", "vorággine". The correct spelling is "vorágine".
How do you pronounce "vorágine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorágine" is [boˈɾaxine]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorágine" come from?
"vorágine" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “vorágine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-O-R-Á-G-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [boˈɾaxine] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list