vagal

/ˈveɪɡəl/

//ˈveɪɡəl// adj

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"vagal" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vagal” is uncommon English (frequency #83,866 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,866
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to the vagus nerve.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vagal · vagal · English

vagal · rank #83,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,866
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Valenciennes

Nearest frequency peer: Valenciennes (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “vagal”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “vagal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vagal
PropertyValue
Headwordvagal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈveɪɡəl/
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “vagal” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).vagalfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Valenciennes” (#83,867), “vanishingly” (#83,870), “unrecoverable” (#83,861). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vagal” is #83,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vagal is uncommon English at frequency #83,866 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈveɪɡəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to the vagus nerve.".

Zero misspellings are on record for vagal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is vagal, spelled V-A-G-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to the vagus nerve.

This word in other languages

vagal(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vagal"?
"vagal" is spelled V-A-G-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈveɪɡəl/.
What does "vagal" mean?
As an adjective, "vagal" means: Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
How do you pronounce "vagal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vagal" is /ˈveɪɡəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vagal" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

twerp#83,848torte#83,828TOPIX#83,827withe#83,906

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list