vândalo

/ˈvɐ̃.dɐ.lu/

//ˈvɐ̃.dɐ.lu// adj

The verdict

“vândalo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,880 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,880
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que vandálico

Corpus desk

Index PT-vandalo · vândalo · Portuguese

vândalo · rank #55,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,880
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zimbabué

Nearest frequency peer: Zimbabué (+9 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 “vândalo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vândalo
PropertyValue
Headwordvândalo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈvɐ̃.dɐ.lu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vândalo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).vândalocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Zimbabué” (#55,889), “umbro” (#55,868), “úrico” (#55,892). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vândalo” fica em #55,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vândalo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,880 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈvɐ̃.dɐ.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o mesmo que vandálico".

vândalo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is vândalo, spelled V-Â-N-D-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que vandálico

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 "vândalo"?
"vândalo" is spelled V-Â-N-D-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɐ̃.dɐ.lu/.
What does "vândalo" mean?
As an adjective, "vândalo" means: o mesmo que vandálico
How do you pronounce "vândalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vândalo" is /ˈvɐ̃.dɐ.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vândalo" come from?
"vândalo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list