Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vehicular

/viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: ve-hic-u-lar
IPA: /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.

adj

That is used between two groups who do not share a common native tongue nor a common culture.

Example Sentences

"vehicular homicide"
"Ernest had a fear of vehicular travel, and ended up walking everywhere."
"Sunny White was apprehended in Flathead County Friday on a warrant out of Lake County charging her with vehicular homicide while under the influence in the March 2023 death of 22-year-old Mika Westwolf."
"vehicular language"
"English is used as a vehicular language in many business settings."
"Latin was a vehicular language for natural philosophers and others from the late Renaissance to the late 18th century."

Etymology

From Late Latin vehiculāris. By surface analysis, vehicle + -ar.

Word Breakdown

Root: vehiculāris

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/

Derived Forms

antivehicular extravehicular intervehicular intravehicular multivehicular nonvehicular vehicularly

Phrases

vehicular cycling vehicular language lingua franca

Frequently Paired Words

lingua franca

Rhymes With

particular perpendicular extracurricular testicular curricular ventricular follicular articular lenticular funicular reticular vesicular

Questions

How do you pronounce vehicular?: The recorded pronunciation is /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/.
What does vehicular mean?: Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.
Where does vehicular come from?: From Late Latin vehiculāris. By surface analysis, vehicle + -ar.

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