vagina

/vɐ.'ʒi.nɐ/

//vɐ.'ʒi.nɐ// noun

The verdict

“vagina” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,702
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - canal do órgão sexual feminino dos mamíferos, que se estende desde o colo do útero à vulva e cujas funções são receber o pénis/pênis durante o coito e dar saída ao feto no momento do parto, assim c...

Corpus desk

Index PT-vagina · vagina · Portuguese

vagina · rank #8,702 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,702
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH tremendo

Nearest frequency peer: tremendo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “vagina”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “vagina” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vagina vs vaia
67% similar
vagina vs valia
67% similar
vagina vs vigia
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vagina
PropertyValue
Headwordvagina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɐ.'ʒi.nɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,702
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vagina” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vagina lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around vagina (IPA /vɐ.'ʒi.nɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,702 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for vagina, with forms such as "avgina", "vaggina", and "vagian". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "vaia", "valia", "vigia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is vagina, spelled V-A-G-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    canal do órgão sexual feminino dos mamíferos, que se estende desde o colo do útero à vulva e cujas funções são receber o pénis/pênis durante o coito e dar saída ao feto no momento do parto, assim como expulsar o conteúdo menstrual
  2. 2
    membrana que envolve a base do pedúnculo de musgos

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avgina
  • vaggina
  • vagian
  • vaginna
  • vagnia
  • vaigna
  • vgaina
  • vvagina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vagina - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

avgina2vaggina1vagian2vaginna1vagnia2vaigna2vgaina2vvagina1
Edit distance from "vagina"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vagina"?
"vagina" is spelled V-A-G-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /vɐ.'ʒi.nɐ/.
What does "vagina" mean?
As a noun, "vagina" means: canal do órgão sexual feminino dos mamíferos, que se estende desde o colo do útero à vulva e cujas funções são receber o pénis/pênis durante o coito e dar saída ao feto no momento do parto, assim c...
What words are commonly confused with "vagina"?
"vagina" is commonly confused with "vaia", "valia", "vigia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vagina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vagina" is /vɐ.'ʒi.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vagina" come from?
"vagina" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vagina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list