vehicular
/viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/adjective
vehicular is spelled V-E-H-I-C-U-L-A-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, vehicular means “Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vehicular?
| Letters | 9: V-E-H-I-C-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 vehicular?
Vehicular appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 vehicular?
- US /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
- /viːɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
Vehicular has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-vehicular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does vehicular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.
vehicular homicide
- 2
That is used between two groups who do not share a common native tongue nor a common culture.
vehicular language
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vehicular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | véhiculaire |
| Spanish | vehicular |
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 vehicular come from?
From Late Latin vehiculāris. By surface analysis, vehicle + -ar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).