vulgar
Spanish, adjective/bulˈɡaɾ/
vulgar is spelled V-U-L-G-A-R (6 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,466th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vulgar is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “vulgar (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice de algo que pertenece a o se relaciona con el vulgo”.
What does vulgar mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinevulgar (all senses)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice de algo que pertenece a o se relaciona con el vulgo. 2. Se dice de algo que es sencillo o poco especializado. 3. Se dice de algo que no es bien visto en personas cultas o de clase alta. 4. Descortés, maleducado, chabacano, de mal gusto.
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 vulgar
- vulgares feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vulgar?
- /bulˈɡaɾ/
- [bulˈɣ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vulgar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vulgar in Spanish?
vulgar appears 6.0 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).