vigente
Spanish, adjective/biˈxente/
vigente is spelled V-I-G-E-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,150th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vigente is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “in force, in effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de leyes, costumbres, etc. que se hallan en vigor, observancia o uso”.
What does vigente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinein force, in effect
- 2
femininemasculinecurrent, in use
- 3
femininemasculinewithin shelf life, unexpired
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de leyes, costumbres, etc. que se hallan en vigor, observancia o uso
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 vigente
- vigentes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vigente?
- /biˈxente/
- [biˈxẽn̪.t̪e]
- [biˈxẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vigente in Spanish?
vigente appears 19 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).