vácuo
Portuguese, noun/ˈva.k(w)u/
vácuo is spelled V-Á-C-U-O (5 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,158th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vácuo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “vacuum (region that contains no matter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espaço no qual não há matéria”.
What does vácuo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevacuum (region that contains no matter)
- 2
masculinea lack, especially of something abstract
- 3
masculinethe space behind a moving vehicle without drag
- 4
colloquialmasculinethe act of ignoring or not replying to someone, often in the context of an online conversation
deixar alguém no vácuo
adjective
- 1
vacuous (lacking meaningful content)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. vazio
noun: 1. espaço no qual não há matéria
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vácuo
- vácuos plural
- vácua feminine
- vácuas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vácuo?
- Brazil /ˈva.k(w)u/
- Portugal /ˈva.kwu/
- Portugal /ˈba.kwu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vácuo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vácuo in Portuguese?
vácuo appears 7.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).