vinegar
vin·e·gar/ˈvɪnəɡɚ/noun, verb
vinegar is spelled V-I-N-E-G-A-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables (vin·e·gar). It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vinegar means “A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vinegar is vinegars.
How many letters and syllables are in vinegar?
| Letters | 7: V-I-N-E-G-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: vin·e·gar |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th 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 vinegar?
Vinegar appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th 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 vinegar?
- UK /ˈvɪnəɡəː/
- UK [ˈvɪnəɡəː]
- US /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/
Vinegar has 3 syllables, split vin·e·gar in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-vinegar.ogg, En-us-vinegar.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vinegar
- vinegars plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- vinegaring participle, present
- vinegared participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vinegar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
- 2
Any variety of vinegar.
a range of herb-flavoured vinegars
- 3
USinformalVigor; vitality.
verb
- 1
To season or otherwise treat with vinegar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vinegar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 vinegar come from?
From Middle English vynegre, from Old French vinaigre from Old French vyn egre, based on Latin vīnum (“wine”) + Latin ācer (“sour”). Displaced Old English æċed (survived in Middle English eced).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).