van
Spanish, noun/ˈban/
van is spelled V-A-N (3 letters) and appears 309 times per million words in written Spanish, the 255th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Van is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “van (vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person plural present indicative of ir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vehículo automóvil, de chasis alargado y mayor que el de un turismo, que se emplea para cargas o, a modo de…”.
What does van mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevan (vehicle)
verb
- 1
third-person plural present indicative of ir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vehículo automóvil, de chasis alargado y mayor que el de un turismo, que se emplea para cargas o, a modo de un ómnibus pequeño, para pasajeros.
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.
Forms of van
- vanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce van?
- /ˈban/
- [ˈbãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to van
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is van in Spanish?
van 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).