# victim

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɪktɪm/ · frequency rank #2,708

## Definitions
1. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular
2. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
3. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
4. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
5. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
6. A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
7. A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

## Etymology
From Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”).

## Easily confused with
- **victor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/victim-vs-victor)
- **victims** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/victim-vs-victims)
- **Vicki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicki-vs-victim)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ivctim`, `vcitim`, `vicctim`, `vicitm`, `victimm`, `victmi`, `victtim`, `vitcim`, `vvictim`

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