vagaroso

/vɐ.ɡɐ.ˈɾo.zu/

//vɐ.ɡɐ.ˈɾo.zu// adj

The verdict

“vagaroso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,145 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,145
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em que há vagar

Corpus desk

Index PT-vagaroso · vagaroso · Portuguese

vagaroso · rank #72,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,145
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vehicle

Nearest frequency peer: vehicle (+4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “vagaroso”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “vagaroso” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vagaroso
PropertyValue
Headwordvagaroso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/vɐ.ɡɐ.ˈɾo.zu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vagaroso” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.vagarosocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “vehicle” (#72,149), “undertaker” (#72,136), “Virgo” (#72,155). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vagaroso” fica em #72,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vagaroso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,145 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vɐ.ɡɐ.ˈɾo.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vagaroso, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is vagaroso, spelled V-A-G-A-R-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    em que há vagar
  2. 2
    sem pressa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vagaroso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O crescimento mais vagaroso do PIB dos EUA no segundo trimestre indica que o país talvez caminhe para um 'pouso'.

Synonyms

demoradolerdolentomorosoremanchão

Antonyms

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vagaroso"?
"vagaroso" is spelled V-A-G-A-R-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vɐ.ɡɐ.ˈɾo.zu/.
What does "vagaroso" mean?
As an adjective, "vagaroso" means: em que há vagar
How do you pronounce "vagaroso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vagaroso" is /vɐ.ɡɐ.ˈɾo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vagaroso" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vagaroso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list