vulgo
German, adverb[ˈvʊlɡoː]
vulgo is spelled V-U-L-G-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vulgo is a German adverb meaning “vulgo; commonly known as” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Allgemeinen/auch unter der Bezeichnung x geläufig (oft mit abwertendem, drastischem Ton)”.
What does vulgo mean in English?
adverb
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vulgo; commonly known as
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. im Allgemeinen/auch unter der Bezeichnung x geläufig (oft mit abwertendem, drastischem Ton) 2. als Namenszusatz: unter dem Namen x bekannt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vulgo
- vlg. abbreviation
- v/o abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vulgo?
- [ˈvʊlɡoː]
- [ˈvʊlɡo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vulgo in German?
vulgo appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).