Which to use
“vila” and “ville” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,600
- “vila” frequency rank
- #32,847
- “ville” frequency rank
- 81447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vila | ville |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Dorf, die Ortschaft, der Marktflecken | Stadt, Ort |
Where the eye mixes vila and ville
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vila runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ville's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vila and ville
A purely visual mix-up. vila ([ˈbiɫə]) and ville ([vil]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vila is recorded at frequency rank #48,600, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiɫə]. ville is at rank #32,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vil].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 81447, this pair ranks #175,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vila vs ville
Shared letters: ilv. Private to "vila": a. Private to "ville": e.
"vila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ville" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vila" and "ville" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vila" or "ville" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ville" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vila" and "ville" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vila vs Vulva". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #175,648 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.