vulture
/ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/noun, verb
vulture is spelled V-U-L-T-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vulture means “Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vulture is vultures.
How many letters and syllables are in vulture?
| Letters | 7: V-U-L-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is vulture?
Vulture appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 vulture?
- UK /ˈvʌltʃə/
- US /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/
Vulture 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-vulture.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vulture?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as vulture from its last stressed vowel (/ʌltʃəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of vulture
- vultures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- vulturing participle, present
- vultured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vulture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
- 2
colloquialA person who profits from the suffering of others.
Within ten minutes of the accident, the vultures appeared and were organizing lawsuits.
verb
- 1
colloquialTo circle around one's target as if one were a vulture.
Rudy vultured when asking the girl out.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteravenous; rapacious
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vulture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vautour, carencro (Cajun) , charognard |
| German | Geier, Geierin , Aasgeier |
| Portuguese | abutre, urubu, condor |
| Spanish | buitre, zopilote, sopilote, gallinazo, samuro, zamuro |
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 vulture come from?
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).