vengeance
/ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/
"vengeance" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vengeance” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #11,634 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,634
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vengeance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #11,634 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vengeance” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for vengeance is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,634 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vengeance, with forms such as "evngeance", "vegneance", and "venegance". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman vengeaunce, from Old French vengeance, venjance, from vengier (“to avenge”). Analysable as venge + -ance. The correct English form is vengeance, spelled V-E-N-G-E-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
- 2Desire for revenge.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman vengeaunce, from Old French vengeance, venjance, from vengier (“to avenge”). Analysable as venge + -ance.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evngeance,vegneance,venegance,vengaence,vengeacne,vengeancce,vengeanec,vengeannce,vengeence,vengenace,venggeance,venngeance,vnegeance,vvengeance
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vengeance - 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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “vengeance”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-E-N-G-E-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.