vamos
Spanish, interjection/ˈbamos/
vamos is spelled V-A-M-O-S (5 letters) and appears 309 times per million words in written Spanish, the 255th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vamos is a Spanish interjection meaning “let's go!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person plural present indicative. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Denota una forma de estimular o aupar a una persona o animal o de darle ánimos”.
What does vamos mean in English?
interjection
- 1
let's go!
- 2
come on! (not in the disbelief sense)
- 3
Spaincolloquialbasically, in other words
A: Mi hermano no trabaja, ni estudia, ni hace nada en realidad. B: Vamos, que es un matao.
verb
- 1
first-person plural present indicative
- 2
first-person plural imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Denota una forma de estimular o aupar a una persona o animal o de darle ánimos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce vamos?
- /ˈbamos/
- [ˈba.mos]
- [ˈbamos]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vamos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vamos in Spanish?
vamos appears 309 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).