Which to use
“vagina” and “vaginas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,087
- “vagina” frequency rank
- #48,133
- “vaginas” frequency rank
- 58220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vagina | vaginas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conducto que comunica al exterior el útero de las hembras de los mamíferos. | Forma del plural de vagina. |
Where the eye mixes vagina and vaginas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vagina runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against vaginas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vagina vs vaginas
A purely visual mix-up. vagina ([baˈxina]) and vaginas ([baˈxinas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “vagina” sits inside “vaginas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vagina is recorded at frequency rank #10,087, classified as anoun, pronounced [baˈxina]. vaginas is at rank #48,133, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baˈxinas].
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 58220, this pair ranks #67,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vagina vs vaginas
Shared letters: aginv. Private to "vagina": -. Private to "vaginas": s.
"vagina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "vaginas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vagina" for "vaginas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vagina" or "vaginas"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vagina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vaginas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vagina" and "vaginas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaginales vs vaginas". 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 #67,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.