van
Portuguese, noun/ˈvɐ̃/
van is spelled V-A-N (3 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,719th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Van is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “van (a covered vehicle used for carrying goods)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “veículo pequeno em forma de caixa para transportar bagagens ou materiais; furgão”.
What does van mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininevan (a covered vehicle used for carrying goods)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. veículo pequeno em forma de caixa para transportar bagagens ou materiais; furgão
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 van
- vans plural
- vã alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce van?
- Brazil /ˈvɐ̃/
- Portugal /ˈvan/
- Portugal /ˈban/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to van
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is van in Portuguese?
van appears 33 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).