vulgären

[vʊlˈɡɛːʁən]

/[vʊlˈɡɛːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“vulgären” is uncommon German (frequency #87,256 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,256
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär

Key facts for vulgären
PropertyValue
Headwordvulgären
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[vʊlˈɡɛːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,256
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vulgären” sits in German 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). vulgären lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vulgären is uncommon German at frequency #87,256 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [vʊlˈɡɛːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vulgären, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is vulgären, spelled V-U-L-G-Ä-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär

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 "vulgären"?
"vulgären" is spelled V-U-L-G-Ä-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [vʊlˈɡɛːʁən].
What does "vulgären" mean?
As an adjective, "vulgären" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vulgär
How do you pronounce "vulgären"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vulgären" is [vʊlˈɡɛːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vulgären" come from?
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Using “vulgären”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-U-L-G-Ä-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [vʊlˈɡɛːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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