vacant
/ˈveɪkənt/adjective
vacant is spelled V-A-C-A-N-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, vacant means “Not occupied; empty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vacant?
| Letters | 6: V-A-C-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is vacant?
Vacant appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce vacant?
- /ˈveɪkənt/
Vacant has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-vacant.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vacant
- more vacant comparative
- most vacant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vacant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not occupied; empty.
a vacant room
- 2
rareNot present; absent.
- 3
Blank.
a vacant page
- 4
Showing no intelligence or interest.
a vacant stare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vacant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vide , niais |
| German | frei, vakant , leer, nichtssagend, ausdruckslos |
| Portuguese | vago |
| Spanish | vacante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does vacant come from?
From Old French vacant, from Latin vacāns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).