vuelo
[ˈbwelo]
The verdict
“vuelo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,061 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,061
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de ir por el aire moviéndose o sosteniéndose con alas u otra superficie análoga.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vuelo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbwelo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,061 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vuelo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vuelo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbwelo]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,061 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Acción de ir por el aire moviéndose o sosteniéndose con alas u otra superficie análoga.
- 2Trayecto que se recorre volando o aleteando por el aire.
- 3Viaje de un avión hasta su punto de destino.
- 4Cada una de las salidas numeradas de los aviones comerciales.
- 5Parte ornamental de la tela de un vestido que sobresale y cae.
- 6Extensión de la tela en la ropa o en las cortinas.
- 7Plumas que un ave usa para volar.
- 8Zona cubierta con árboles en un monte.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “vuelo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-U-E-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbwelo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vuelta” - see the side-by-side comparison. vuelo vs vuelta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.