vagus
/ˈveɪ.ɡəs/noun
vagus is spelled V-A-G-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vagus means “Ellipsis of vagus nerve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vagus is vagi.
How many letters and syllables are in vagus?
| Letters | 5: V-A-G-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is vagus?
Vagus appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 vagus?
- /ˈveɪ.ɡəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vagus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vagus
- vagi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vagus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of vagus nerve.
- 2
A homeless person or vagrant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does vagus come from?
Borrowing from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).