# Vichy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈviːʃi/ · frequency rank #40,074

## Definitions
1. A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.
2. A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.

## Etymology
From French Vichy, from Occitan Vichèi, phonetically evolved from the Latin place name Vippiacus, itself named after an agricultural field belonging to a farmer named Vippius. An alternate theory attributes the name to the Latin vicus calidus, meaning "warm settlement."

## Easily confused with
- **Vick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vichy-vs-vick)
- **Vicky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vichy-vs-vicky)
- **Vijay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vichy-vs-vijay)
- **Vicki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vichy-vs-vicki)
- **vinny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vichy-vs-vinny)
- **Vic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vic-vs-vichy)
- **vice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vice-vs-vichy)
- **vicar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vichy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ivchy`, `vcihy`, `vicchy`, `vichhy`, `vichyy`, `vicyh`, `vihcy`, `vvichy`

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