vulgo
[ˈbulɣ̞o]
The verdict
“vulgo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #60,452 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #60,452
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de las capas populares de una sociedad.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vulgo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbulɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,452 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vulgo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vulgo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbulɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,452 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vulgo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is vulgo, spelled V-U-L-G-O.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de las capas populares de una sociedad.
- 2Por extensión, conjunto de los legos en una determinada materia.
- 3Casa, inmueble o domicilio en el que se ejerce la prostitución.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “vulgo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-U-L-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbulɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.