vehicle

/ˈviː.ə.kl̩̩̩̩/, /ˈviː.ɪ.kl̩/, /'viː.ɪ.kəl/

//ˈviː.ə.kl̩̩̩̩/, /ˈviː.ɪ.kl̩/, /'viː.ɪ.kəl// noun

The verdict

“vehicle” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,149 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,149
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - veículo, meio de transporte:

Corpus desk

Index PT-vehicle · vehicle · Portuguese

vehicle · rank #72,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,149
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vagaroso

Nearest frequency peer: vagaroso (-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 “vehicle”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vehicle
PropertyValue
Headwordvehicle
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈviː.ə.kl̩̩̩̩/, /ˈviː.ɪ.kl̩/, /'viː.ɪ.kəl/
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vehicle” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “vagaroso” (#72,145), “Virgo” (#72,155), “vison” (#72,157). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vehicle” fica em #72,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vehicle is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,149 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈviː.ə.kl̩̩̩̩/, /ˈviː.ɪ.kl̩/, /'viː.ɪ.kəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

vehicle has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is vehicle, spelled V-E-H-I-C-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    veículo, meio de transporte:
  2. 2
    meio de atingir, produzir ou expressar algo
  3. 3
    obra que serve para demonstrar as qualidades e habilidades de um artista:
  4. 4
    veículo, solução usada para dissolver o princípio ativo de um medicamento
  5. 5
    veículo, agente de transmissão ou propagação de alguma doença
  6. 6
    animal ou planta na qual uma divindade hindu monta

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bicycles and wheelchairs are allowed; all other vehicles must stay off the path.
  2. By showcasing the actor's talents, the vehicle is an attempt at creating a bankable star.

Synonyms

conveyancecarrier

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 "vehicle"?
"vehicle" is spelled V-E-H-I-C-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈviː.ə.kl̩̩̩̩/, /ˈviː.ɪ.kl̩/, /'viː.ɪ.kəl/.
What does "vehicle" mean?
As a noun, "vehicle" means: veículo, meio de transporte:
How do you pronounce "vehicle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vehicle" is /ˈviː.ə.kl̩̩̩̩/, /ˈviː.ɪ.kl̩/, /'viː.ɪ.kəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vehicle" come from?
"vehicle" 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 "vehicle", 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