vil
Portuguese, adjective/ˈviw/
vil is spelled V-I-L (3 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 26,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vil is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “mean; vile (morally low)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “reles”.
What does vil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemean; vile (morally low)
- 2
femininemasculinecheap; worthless
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. reles 2. ordinário 3. infame 4. desprezível
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 vil
- vis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vil?
- Brazil /ˈviw/
- Brazil [ˈviʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˈvil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vil in Portuguese?
vil appears 1.5 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).