vándalo

[ˈbãn̪d̪alo]

/[ˈbãn̪d̪alo]/ noun

The verdict

“vándalo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,793 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,793
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individuo de un antiguo pueblo germánico establecido al sur del Báltico que invadió la España romana, Galia y norte de África junto con los suevos, los alanos y los silingos en los siglos V y VI, s...

Corpus desk

Index ES-vandalo · vándalo · Spanish

vándalo · rank #65,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,793
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vivamente

Nearest frequency peer: vivamente (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “vándalo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “vándalo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vándalo
PropertyValue
Headwordvándalo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbãn̪d̪alo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vándalo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.vándalocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “vivamente” (#65,792), “yermo” (#65,796), “Veronika” (#65,789). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vándalo” va en #65,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vándalo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,793 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbãn̪d̪alo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vándalo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is vándalo, spelled V-Á-N-D-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Individuo de un antiguo pueblo germánico establecido al sur del Báltico que invadió la España romana, Galia y norte de África junto con los suevos, los alanos y los silingos en los siglos V y VI, señalados por el furor con que destruían los monumentos.
  2. 2
    Concerniente a los vándalos.
  3. 3
    Se dice de la persona que daña o destruye obras de arte, monumentos, cosas bellas o útiles sin necesidad alguna.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vándalo"?
"vándalo" is spelled V-Á-N-D-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbãn̪d̪alo].
What does "vándalo" mean?
As a noun, "vándalo" means: Individuo de un antiguo pueblo germánico establecido al sur del Báltico que invadió la España romana, Galia y norte de África junto con los suevos, los alanos y los silingos en los siglos V y VI, s...
How do you pronounce "vándalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vándalo" is [ˈbãn̪d̪alo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vándalo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vándalo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list