vocación
Spanish, noun/bokaˈθjon/
vocación is spelled V-O-C-A-C-I-Ó-N (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,995th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vocación is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “vocation (inclination to undertake a certain kind of work)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Inclinación hacia una carrera o profesión”.
What does vocación mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevocation (inclination to undertake a certain kind of work)
- 2
femininecalling
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Inclinación hacia una carrera o profesión. 2. Inspiración especial para llevar una forma de vida ejemplar, especialmente a la vida religiosa.
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 vocación
- vocaciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vocación?
- /bokaˈθjon/
- [bo.kaˈθjõn]
- /bokaˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vocación
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vocación in Spanish?
vocación appears 10 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).