vigilancia
Spanish, noun/bixiˈlanθja/
vigilancia is spelled V-I-G-I-L-A-N-C-I-A (10 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,177th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vigilancia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “vigilance, watchfulness (the state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de vigilar”.
What does vigilancia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevigilance, watchfulness (the state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness)
- 2
femininesurveillance, security (close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de vigilar 2. Atención continua y aguda que se pone en las propias responsabilidades 3. Servicio organizado para vigilar o resguardar bienes
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 vigilancia
- vigilancias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vigilancia?
- /bixiˈlanθja/
- [bi.xiˈlãn̟.θja]
- /bixiˈlansja/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vigilancia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vigilancia in Spanish?
vigilancia appears 26 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).