Which to use
“vaciar” and “vacila” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,894
- “vaciar” frequency rank
- #49,336
- “vacila” frequency rank
- 72230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaciar | vacila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retirar el interior o contenido de algo. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vacilar. |
Where the eye mixes vaciar and vacila
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vaciar (CVCVVC) and vacila (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vaciar and vacila
A purely visual mix-up. vaciar ([baˈsjaɾ]) and vacila ([baˈsila]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaciar is recorded at frequency rank #22,894, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈsjaɾ]. vacila is at rank #49,336, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈsila].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72230, this pair ranks #25,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vaciar vs vacila
Shared letters: aciv. Private to "vaciar": r. Private to "vacila": l.
"vaciar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vacila" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vaciar" and "vacila" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vaciar" vs "vacila" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vaciar" and "vacila" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vaciar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vacila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaciar" and "vacila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacila vs vacilar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #25,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.