Vigo

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The verdict

“Vigo” is uncommon German (frequency #50,167 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,167
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Galicien

Corpus desk

Index DE-vigo · Vigo · German

Vigo · rank #50,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,167
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verändertes

Nearest frequency peer: verändertes (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Vigo“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vigo“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vigo
PropertyValue
HeadwordVigo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,167
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vigo“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vigofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verändertes“ (#50,165), „Visionäre“ (#50,169), „verzerrten“ (#50,164). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vigo“ bei #50,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vigo is uncommon German at frequency #50,167 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in Galicien".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Vigo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vigo, spelled V-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Galicien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Vigo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Am Hafen von Vigo in Galizien wird ein aus Ecuador kommender Container kontrolliert, der 1698 Kilo Kokain geladen hat, in Konservenbüchsen mit Thunfisch in Öl für die Gastronomie.“

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vigo"?
"Vigo" is spelled V-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Vigo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Vigo" means: Stadt in Galicien
How do you pronounce "Vigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vigo" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vigo" come from?
"Vigo" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vert#50,159WADA#50,181zech#50,210Tune#50,116

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list