vacilavsvasijaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vacila is a verb, vasija is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vacila” is a verb and “vasija” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,336
“vacila” frequency rank
#34,828
“vasija” frequency rank
84164
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vacila vasija
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vacilar. Recipiente de barro u otro material usado para conservar líquidos y otros alimentos

Where the eye mixes vacila and vasija

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vacila and vasija follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
vacila
6 ch
vasija

Look-alike desk: vacila vs vasija

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vacila is [baˈsila] while vasija is [baˈsixa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vacila is recorded at frequency rank #49,336, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈsila]. vasija is at rank #34,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baˈsixa].

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 84164, this pair ranks #7,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vacila vs vasija

Shared letters: aiv. Private to "vacila": cl. Private to "vasija": js.

"vacila" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "vasija" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vacila ← avcila · bacila · vaccila · vacial · vacilla · vaclia · vaicla · vasila
  • vasija ← avsija · basija · vacija · vaisja · vasiaj · vasijja · vasjia · vassija

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vacila" and "vasija" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vacila" is a verb and "vasija" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "vacila" vs "vasija" - which ranks higher?
"vasija" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,828 in our Spanish list, against #49,336 for "vacila". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vacila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vasija" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vacila" and "vasija" 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 #7,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list