vulnerable
[bulneˈɾaβ̞le]
The verdict
“vulnerable” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,386 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #9,386
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En riesgo probable de recibir daño, herida, lesión o ataque, física o emocionalmente.
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 | vulnerable |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bulneˈɾaβ̞le] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #9,386 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vulnerable” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vulnerable is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bulneˈɾaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,386 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1En riesgo probable de recibir daño, herida, lesión o ataque, física o emocionalmente.
- 2Con el riesgo potencial o probable de exponerse a virus o programas dañinos.
- 3Referido a una especie: con alta probabilidad de convertirse en "especie en peligro de extinción" a causa de la disminución o confinamiento de su población.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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"?
What does "vulnerable" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "vulnerable"?
How do you pronounce "vulnerable"?
What language does "vulnerable" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “vulnerable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-U-L-N-E-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bulneˈɾaβ̞le] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vulnerables” - see the side-by-side comparison. vulnerable vs vulnerables
- 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.