vulva

['vuɫ.vɐ]

/['vuɫ.vɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“vulva” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,120
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte externa do aparelho genital feminino que protege a vagina; é formada pelos grandes lábios, pequenos lábios, clitóris, orifício vaginal e uretral

Corpus desk

Index PT-vulva · vulva · Portuguese

vulva · rank #46,120 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,120
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH volumoso

Nearest frequency peer: volumoso (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “vulva”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “vulva” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vulva vs vila
60% similar
vulva vs viva
60% similar
vulva vs vela
60% similar

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

Key facts for vulva
PropertyValue
Headwordvulva
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA['vuɫ.vɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,120
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “vulva”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).vulvacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “volumoso” (#46,119), “vivacidade” (#46,117), “Tuesday” (#46,109). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vulva” fica em #46,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vulva (IPA ['vuɫ.vɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,120 among 501 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "parte externa do aparelho genital feminino que protege a vagina; é formada pelos grandes lábios, pequenos lábios, clitóris, orifício vaginal e uretral".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vulva, with forms such as "uvlva", "vluva", and "vulav". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "vila", "viva", "vela", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is vulva, spelled V-U-L-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte externa do aparelho genital feminino que protege a vagina; é formada pelos grandes lábios, pequenos lábios, clitóris, orifício vaginal e uretral

Synonyms

boca do corpochichichochoconaconaçaconofelpudololapachachapachachopardalpardalocapitoprechecarachaxarifaxarolaxaroloxoxota

This word in other languages

vulva(English)vulva(Español)vulve(Français)Vulva(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uvlva
  • vluva
  • vulav
  • vullva
  • vulvva
  • vuvla
  • vvulva

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vulva - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

uvlva2vluva2vulav2vullva1vulvva1vuvla2vvulva1
Edit distance from "vulva"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vulva"?
"vulva" is spelled V-U-L-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is ['vuɫ.vɐ].
What does "vulva" mean?
As a noun, "vulva" means: parte externa do aparelho genital feminino que protege a vagina; é formada pelos grandes lábios, pequenos lábios, clitóris, orifício vaginal e uretral
What words are commonly confused with "vulva"?
"vulva" is commonly confused with "vila", "viva", "vela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vulva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vulva" is ['vuɫ.vɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vulva" come from?
"vulva" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abyss#46,139antro#46,168soldo#46,066nudes#45,959

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

eólico7 variantsjorrar7 variantsjacto7 variantsgrude7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list