vernacular
Portuguese, adjective/veʁ.na.kuˈlaʁ/
vernacular is spelled V-E-R-N-A-C-U-L-A-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,402nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vernacular is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “vernacular (pertaining to everyday language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does vernacular mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinevernacular (pertaining to everyday language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of vernacular
- vernaculares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vernacular?
- Brazil /veʁ.na.kuˈlaʁ/
- Brazil [veɦ.na.kuˈlah]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vernacular
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vernacular in Portuguese?
vernacular appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).