vulnerable
Spanish, adjective/bulneˈɾable/
vulnerable is spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,258th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vulnerable is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “vulnerable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En riesgo probable de recibir daño, herida, lesión o ataque, física o emocionalmente”.
What does vulnerable mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. En riesgo probable de recibir daño, herida, lesión o ataque, física o emocionalmente. 2. Con el riesgo potencial o probable de exponerse a virus o programas dañinos. 3. Referido a una especie: con alta probabilidad de convertirse en "especie en peligro de extinción" a causa de la disminución o confinamiento de su población.
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 vulnerable
- vulnerables feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vulnerable?
- /bulneˈɾable/
- [bul.neˈɾa.β̞le]
- [bulneˈɾaβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vulnerable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vulnerable in Spanish?
vulnerable appears 7.1 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).