vacant

/ˈveɪkənt/

//ˈveɪkənt// adj

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"vacant" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vacant” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,687
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not occupied; empty.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vacant · vacant · English

vacant · rank #9,687 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,687
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH USSR

Nearest frequency peer: USSR (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “vacant”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “vacant” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vacant vs vacate
67% similar
vacant vs variant
71% similar
vacant vs valiant
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vacant
PropertyValue
Headwordvacant
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈveɪkənt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,687
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vacant”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).vacantlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “USSR” (#9,686), “vent” (#9,688), “unrelated” (#9,685). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vacant” is #9,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around vacant (IPA /ˈveɪkənt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,687 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for vacant, with forms such as "avcant", "vaacnt", and "vacannt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "vacate", "variant", "valiant", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French vacant, from Latin vacāns. The correct English form is vacant, spelled V-A-C-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not occupied; empty.
  2. 2
    Not present; absent.
  3. 3
    Blank.
  4. 4
    Showing no intelligence or interest.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vacant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a vacant room
  2. a vacant consulate

Etymology

From Old French vacant, from Latin vacāns.

This word in other languages

vacante(Español)vide(Français)frei(Deutsch)vago(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avcant
  • vaacnt
  • vacannt
  • vacantt
  • vacatn
  • vaccant
  • vacnat
  • vcaant
  • vvacant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vacant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

avcant2vaacnt2vacannt1vacantt1vacatn2vaccant1vacnat2vcaant2
Edit distance from "vacant"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vacant"?
"vacant" is spelled V-A-C-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈveɪkənt/.
What does "vacant" mean?
As an adjective, "vacant" means: Not occupied; empty.
What words are commonly confused with "vacant"?
"vacant" is commonly confused with "vacate", "variant", "valiant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vacant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vacant" is /ˈveɪkənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "vacant"?
From Old French vacant, from Latin vacāns. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vacant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sausage9 variantsSandra9 variantsBrexit9 variantsbubbles9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list