vilo
Spanish, noun/ˈbilo/
vilo is spelled V-I-L-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 40,689th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vilo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “only used in en vilo (in the air; in suspense)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se usa solo en la locución "en vilo"”.
What does vilo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineonly used in en vilo (in the air; in suspense)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Se usa solo en la locución "en vilo"
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 vilo?
- /ˈbilo/
- [ˈbi.lo]
- [ˈbilo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vilo in Spanish?
vilo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).