vulnerable

[bulneˈɾaβ̞le]

/[bulneˈɾaβ̞le]/ adj

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The verdict

“vulnerable” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,386
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En riesgo probable de recibir daño, herida, lesión o ataque, física o emocionalmente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vulnerable · vulnerable · Spanish

vulnerable · rank #9,386 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,386
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vocal

Nearest frequency peer: vocal (-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 “vulnerable”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vulnerable” 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).

vulnerable vs vulnerables
91% similar
vulnerable vs venerable
80% similar

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

Key facts for vulnerable
PropertyValue
Headwordvulnerable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bulneˈɾaβ̞le]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,386
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vulnerable”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.vulnerablecae 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 “vocal” (#9,385), “viajero” (#9,384), “Óscar” (#9,388). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vulnerable” va en #9,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around vulnerable (IPA [bulneˈɾaβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,386 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for vulnerable, with forms such as "bulnerable", "uvlnerable", and "vlunerable". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "vulnerables", "venerable", 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 vulnerable, spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En riesgo probable de recibir daño, herida, lesión o ataque, física o emocionalmente.
  2. 2
    Con el riesgo potencial o probable de exponerse a virus o programas dañinos.
  3. 3
    Referido a una especie: con alta probabilidad de convertirse en "especie en peligro de extinción" a causa de la disminución o confinamiento de su población.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Soy vulnerable a tu lado más amable Soy carcelero de tu lado más grosero Soy el soldado de tu lado más malvado Y el arquitecto de tus lados incorrectos

Antonyms

inmuneinvulnerable

This word in other languages

vulnerable(English)vulnérable(Français)verletzlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bulnerable
  • uvlnerable
  • vlunerable
  • vulenrable
  • vullnerable
  • vulnearble
  • vulnerabble
  • vulnerabel
  • vulnerablle
  • vulneralbe
  • vulneravle
  • vulnerbale
  • vulnerrable
  • vulnnerable
  • vulnreable
  • vunlerable
  • vvulnerable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bulnerable1uvlnerable2vlunerable2vulenrable2vullnerable1vulnearble2vulnerabble1vulnerabel2
Edit distance from "vulnerable"

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 "vulnerable"?
"vulnerable" is spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bulneˈɾaβ̞le].
What does "vulnerable" mean?
As an adjective, "vulnerable" means: En riesgo probable de recibir daño, herida, lesión o ataque, física o emocionalmente.
What words are commonly confused with "vulnerable"?
"vulnerable" is commonly confused with "vulnerables", "venerable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vulnerable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vulnerable" is [bulneˈɾaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vulnerable" come from?
"vulnerable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

territoriales17 variantsanterioridad17 variantsantropología17 variantspsicológica17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list