vestibular
Portuguese, noun/ves.t͡ʃi.buˈlaʁ/
vestibular is spelled V-E-S-T-I-B-U-L-A-R (10 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,438th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vestibular is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “an admittance test for Brazilian universities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “exame de admissão ao curso universitário”.
What does vestibular mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinean admittance test for Brazilian universities
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinevestibular (relating to the vestibule)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a vestíbulo (inclusive em relação ao corpo humano)
noun: 1. exame de admissão ao curso universitário
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 vestibular
- vestibulares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vestibular?
- Brazil /ves.t͡ʃi.buˈlaʁ/
- Brazil [ves.t͡ʃi.buˈlah]
- /ves.t͡ʃi.buˈlaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vestibular
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vestibular in Portuguese?
vestibular appears 8.3 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).