vanamente
Spanish, adverb/ˌbanaˈmente/
vanamente is a Spanish adverb meaning “vainly, in vain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sin necesidad, razón, logro o efecto”.
What does vanamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
vainly, in vain
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Sin necesidad, razón, logro o efecto. 2. Sin fundamento o base realista. 3. Con arrogancia o presunción.
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 vanamente?
- /ˌbanaˈmente/
- [ˌba.naˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
- [ˌbanaˈmẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vanamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vanamente in Spanish?
vanamente appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).