vanguarda
Portuguese, noun/vɐ̃ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/
vanguarda is spelled V-A-N-G-U-A-R-D-A (9 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,602nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vanguarda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “vanguard (leading units of an army)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of vanguardar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a parte do exército que vai na frente do resto das tropas”.
What does vanguarda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevanguard (leading units of an army)
- 2
femininevanguard (forefront of any group or movement)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a parte do exército que vai na frente do resto das tropas 2. os líderes num movimento político ou intelectual 3. que é pioneiro 4. subgênero do jazz
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 vanguarda
- vanguardas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vanguarda?
- Brazil /vɐ̃ˈɡwaʁ.dɐ/
- Brazil [vɐ̃ˈɡwaɦ.dɐ]
- /vɐ̃ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vanguarda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vanguarda in Portuguese?
vanguarda appears 5.4 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).