# vanquish

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ · frequency rank #46,248

## Definitions
1. To defeat (someone); to overcome.

## Etymology
From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.

## Easily confused with
- **vanquished** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vanquish-vs-vanquished)
- **vanish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vanish-vs-vanquish)

## Common misspellings (12)
`avnquish`, `vannquish`, `vanqiush`, `vanqquish`, `vanquihs`, `vanquishh`, `vanquissh`, `vanqusih`, `vanuqish`, `vaqnuish`, `vnaquish`, `vvanquish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vanquish