vuelta al mundo

[ˈbwel̪t̪a al ˈmũn̪d̪o]

/[ˈbwel̪t̪a al ˈmũn̪d̪o]/ phrase

The verdict

“vuelta al mundo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Circunnavegación o viaje alrededor del planeta Tierra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vuelta-al-mundo · vuelta al mundo · Spanish

vuelta al mundo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for vuelta al mundo
PropertyValue
Headwordvuelta al mundo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈbwel̪t̪a al ˈmũn̪d̪o]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vuelta al mundo” en español

vuelta al mundono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vuelta al mundo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈbwel̪t̪a al ˈmũn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vuelta al mundo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vuelta al mundo, spelled V-U-E-L-T-A- -A-L- -M-U-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Circunnavegación o viaje alrededor del planeta Tierra.
  2. 2
    Aparato de parque de diversiones, que consiste en una rueda grande, con asientos, que gira verticalmente.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vuelta al mundo"?
"vuelta al mundo" is spelled V-U-E-L-T-A- -A-L- -M-U-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbwel̪t̪a al ˈmũn̪d̪o].
What does "vuelta al mundo" mean?
As a phrase, "vuelta al mundo" means: Circunnavegación o viaje alrededor del planeta Tierra.
How do you pronounce "vuelta al mundo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vuelta al mundo" is [ˈbwel̪t̪a al ˈmũn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vuelta al mundo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list