# vengeance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/ · frequency rank #11,634

## Definitions
1. Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
2. Desire for revenge.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman vengeaunce, from Old French vengeance, venjance, from vengier (“to avenge”). Analysable as venge + -ance.

## Common misspellings (14)
`evngeance`, `vegneance`, `venegance`, `vengaence`, `vengeacne`, `vengeancce`, `vengeanec`, `vengeannce`, `vengeence`, `vengenace`, `venggeance`, `venngeance`, `vnegeance`, `vvengeance`

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