vuelo

[ˈbwelo]

/[ˈbwelo]/ noun

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The verdict

“vuelo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,061
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de ir por el aire moviéndose o sosteniéndose con alas u otra superficie análoga.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vuelo · vuelo · Spanish

vuelo · rank #2,061 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,061
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH viajar

Nearest frequency peer: viajar (-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 “vuelo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vuelo” 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).

vuelo vs vuelta
67% similar
vuelo vs vuelve
67% similar
vuelo vs vuelto
83% similar

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

Key facts for vuelo
PropertyValue
Headwordvuelo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbwelo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,061
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vuelo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).vuelocae 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 “viajar” (#2,060), “you” (#2,062), “actuar” (#2,063). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vuelo” va en #2,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vuelo (IPA [ˈbwelo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,061 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vuelo, with forms such as "buelo", "uvelo", and "veulo". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vuelta", "vuelve", "vuelto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is vuelo, spelled V-U-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de ir por el aire moviéndose o sosteniéndose con alas u otra superficie análoga.
  2. 2
    Trayecto que se recorre volando o aleteando por el aire.
  3. 3
    Viaje de un avión hasta su punto de destino.
  4. 4
    Cada una de las salidas numeradas de los aviones comerciales.
  5. 5
    Parte ornamental de la tela de un vestido que sobresale y cae.
  6. 6
    Extensión de la tela en la ropa o en las cortinas.
  7. 7
    Plumas que un ave usa para volar.
  8. 8
    Zona cubierta con árboles en un monte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El vuelo de Madrid a Bogotá fue muy cómodo.
  2. Se llama a los pasajeros del vuelo 791 a abordar el avión, por favor.

This word in other languages

flight(English)voyage(Français)Flug(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • buelo
  • uvelo
  • veulo
  • vuello
  • vueol
  • vuleo
  • vvuelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vuelo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

buelo1uvelo2veulo2vuello1vueol2vuleo2vvuelo1
Edit distance from "vuelo"

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 "vuelo"?
"vuelo" is spelled V-U-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbwelo].
What does "vuelo" mean?
As a noun, "vuelo" means: Acción de ir por el aire moviéndose o sosteniéndose con alas u otra superficie análoga.
What words are commonly confused with "vuelo"?
"vuelo" is commonly confused with "vuelta", "vuelve", "vuelto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vuelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vuelo" is [ˈbwelo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vuelo" come from?
"vuelo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

anual#2,065vayan#2,056novio#2,039niñas#2,087

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cerrar7 variantssueños7 variantsPérez7 variantsReyes7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list