Vilnius
[ˈvɪlnɪ̯ʊs]
The verdict
“Vilnius” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,612. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,612
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Litauen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vilnius |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪlnɪ̯ʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #43,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vilnius” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Vilnius (IPA [ˈvɪlnɪ̯ʊs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,612 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hauptstadt von Litauen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vilnius, with forms such as "ivlnius", "vilinus", and "villnius". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Vilnius, spelled V-I-L-N-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1Hauptstadt von Litauen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ivlnius
- vilinus
- villnius
- vilnisu
- vilniuss
- vilnnius
- vilnuis
- vinlius
- vlinius
- vvilnius
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vilnius - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Vilnius”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-I-L-N-I-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɪlnɪ̯ʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.