vuelvasvsvulvaTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#8,336
“vuelvas” frequency rank
#39,019
“vulva” frequency rank
47355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vuelvas vulva
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de volver o de volverse. Es el conjunto de los organos genitales externos de la mujer y de las hembras de ciertos mamíferos. Esta constituida principalmente por: el pubis, los labios genitales mayores, los labios genitales menores, el clítoris, el vestíbulo, la uretra.

Where the eye mixes vuelvas and vulva

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vuelvas runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against vulva's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
vuelvas
5 ch
vulva

Why the eye confuses vuelvas with vulva

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vuelvas is [ˈbwelβ̞as] while vulva is [ˈbulβ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vuelvas is recorded at frequency rank #8,336, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelβ̞as]. vulva is at rank #39,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbulβ̞a].

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 47355, this pair ranks #120,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vuelvas vs vulva

Shared letters: aluv. Private to "vuelvas": es. Private to "vulva": -.

"vuelvas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "vulva" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vuelvas ← buelbas · uvelvas · veulvas · vuelavs · vuellvas · vuelvass · vuelvsa · vuelvvas
  • vulva ← bulba · uvlva · vluva · vulav · vullva · vulvva · vuvla · vvulva

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vuelvas" for "vulva" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vuelvas" is a verb and "vulva" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vuelvas" or "vulva"?
"vuelvas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,336 in our Spanish list, against #39,019 for "vulva". 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 "vuelvas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vulva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vuelvas" and "vulva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Volta vs vulva". 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 #120,503 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