vernáculo

/vɨɾ.ˈna.ku.lu/

//vɨɾ.ˈna.ku.lu// adj

The verdict

“vernáculo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,282 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,282
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nacional, próprio de um país:

Corpus desk

Index PT-vernaculo · vernáculo · Portuguese

vernáculo · rank #61,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,282
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH violentar

Nearest frequency peer: violentar (+3 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 “vernáculo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vernáculo
PropertyValue
Headwordvernáculo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/vɨɾ.ˈna.ku.lu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vernáculo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).vernáculocai 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: “violentar” (#61,285), “vacância” (#61,276), “transdutor” (#61,266). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vernáculo” fica em #61,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vernáculo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,282 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vɨɾ.ˈna.ku.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vernáculo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is vernáculo, spelled V-E-R-N-Á-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    nacional, próprio de um país:
  2. 2
    que segue o classicismo, oposto à entrada de estrangeirismos:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A missa deixou de ser dita em latim, passou a ser em vernáculo.
  2. A linguagem vernácula parece tão viva como uma múmia: serve para ser estudada.

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 "vernáculo"?
"vernáculo" is spelled V-E-R-N-Á-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vɨɾ.ˈna.ku.lu/.
What does "vernáculo" mean?
As an adjective, "vernáculo" means: nacional, próprio de um país:
How do you pronounce "vernáculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vernáculo" is /vɨɾ.ˈna.ku.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vernáculo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list