en vano
[ẽn ˈbano]
The verdict
“en vano” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sin obtener resultados, de manera inútil.
Corpus desk
Index ES-en-vano · en vano · Spanish
en vano · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en vano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ẽn ˈbano] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “en vano” en español
Rare enough to double-check
en vano is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ẽn ˈbano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for en vano in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is en vano, spelled E-N- -V-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Sin obtener resultados, de manera inútil.
- 2Sin el debido respeto o reverencia a lo que es sagrado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how en vano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No tomarás el nombre de Dios en vano (2° Mandamiento de la Ley de Dios)
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.