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vulgo

Spanish, noun/ˈbulɡo/

vulgo is spelled V-U-L-G-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 59,847th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vulgo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “the common people, the masses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto de las capas populares de una sociedad”.

What does vulgo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinethe common people, the masses

adverb

  1. 1

    commonly known as

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Conjunto de las capas populares de una sociedad. 2. Por extensión, conjunto de los legos en una determinada materia. 3. Casa, inmueble o domicilio en el que se ejerce la prostitución.

adverb: 1. En el uso mayoritario.

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 vulgo

  • vulgos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce vulgo?

  • /ˈbulɡo/
  • [ˈbul.ɣ̞o]
  • [ˈbulɣ̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to vulgo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is vulgo in Spanish?

vulgo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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