video

/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/

//ˈvɪd.i.əʊ// noun

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"video" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“video” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#363
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Television, a television show, or a movie.

Corpus desk

Index EN-video · video · English

video · rank #363 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #363
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH thanks

Nearest frequency peer: thanks (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “video”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “video” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

video vs vie
60% similar
video vs view
60% similar
video vs vine
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for video
PropertyValue
Headwordvideo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#363
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “video”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).videolands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “thanks” (#362), “young” (#364), “t” (#361). Among 969 “V” headwords, “video” is #363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around video (IPA /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #363 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for video, with forms such as "ivdeo", "vdieo", and "viddeo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vie", "view", "vine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English video From the root vide of Latin videō (“to see”) + -o, formed in analogy to audio. The correct English form is video, spelled V-I-D-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Television, a television show, or a movie.
  2. 2
    A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).
  3. 3
    A motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.
  4. 4
    VHS.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how video appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. We made a video montage of Robbie for his fiftieth birthday.
  2. Check out my new videos on YouTube.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English video From the root vide of Latin videō (“to see”) + -o, formed in analogy to audio.

This word in other languages

vídeo(Español)vidéo(Français)Video(Deutsch)vídeo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivdeo
  • vdieo
  • viddeo
  • vidoe
  • viedo
  • vvideo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of video - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ivdeo2vdieo2viddeo1vidoe2viedo2vvideo1
Edit distance from "video"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "video"?
"video" is spelled V-I-D-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/.
What does "video" mean?
As a noun, "video" means: Television, a television show, or a movie.
What words are commonly confused with "video"?
"video" is commonly confused with "vie", "view", "vine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "video"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "video" is /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "video"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English video From the root vide of Latin videō (“to see”) + -o, formed in analogy to audio. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "video", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

young#364local#358court#370early#354

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

talk6 variantsfact6 variantsguys6 variantshalf6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list