Which to use
“vaciar” and “vagar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,894
- “vaciar” frequency rank
- #32,028
- “vagar” frequency rank
- 54922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaciar | vagar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retirar el interior o contenido de algo. | Tener tiempo y lugar suficiente o necesario para hacer una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes vaciar and vagar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vaciar runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against vagar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vaciar and vagar
A purely visual mix-up. vaciar ([baˈsjaɾ]) and vagar ([baˈɣ̞aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54922, 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]. vagar is at rank #32,028, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 54922, this pair ranks #81,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vaciar vs vagar
Shared letters: arv. Private to "vaciar": ci. Private to "vagar": g.
"vaciar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vaciar" for "vagar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vaciar" vs "vagar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vaciar" and "vagar" 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 "vagar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaciar" and "vagar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vagar vs Vilar". 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 #81,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.