vano
Spanish, noun/ˈbano/
vano is spelled V-A-N-O (4 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,402nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “span (of a bridge, door)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Abertura practicada en un muro para dar entrada de luz y aire, en la que usualmente se coloca una puerta o…”.
What does vano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
vain (overly proud of oneself)
- 2
vain (having no real substance)
- 3
vain (pointless, futile)
noun
- 1
masculinespan (of a bridge, door)
vano de la puerta
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no da fruto ni efecto alguno. 2. Que no tiene realidad ni solidez. 3. Dicho de un fruto, podrido en su interior, aunque externamente no lo parezca.
noun: 1. Abertura practicada en un muro para dar entrada de luz y aire, en la que usualmente se coloca una puerta o ventana.
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 vano
- vana feminine
- vanos masculine plural
- vanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vano?
- /ˈbano/
- [ˈba.no]
- [ˈbano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vano in Spanish?
vano appears 9.5 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).