# vermin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɝmɪn/ · frequency rank #30,642

## Definitions
1. Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance.
2. An animal that preys on game, such as a fox or a weasel.
3. An obnoxious or mean and offensive person.

## Etymology
From Middle English vermyn, vermyne, from Old French vermine, from Vulgar Latin *verminum (“vermin”), collective noun formed from Latin vermis (“worm”). Compare vermiculate and vermivorous. See also worm.

## Easily confused with
- **virgin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vermin-vs-virgin)
- **Vernon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vermin-vs-vernon)
- **version** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vermin-vs-version)
- **Vermont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vermin-vs-vermont)
- **vein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vein-vs-vermin)
- **Verdi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verdi-vs-vermin)
- **Verma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verma-vs-vermin)
- **verdun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verdun-vs-vermin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`evrmin`, `vemrin`, `verimn`, `verminn`, `vermmin`, `vermni`, `verrmin`, `vremin`, `vvermin`

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