# vidya

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɪdjə/ · frequency rank #39,154

## Definitions
1. Video games.

## Etymology
Humorous alteration of video. Originates from the 1990s American sitcom King of the Hill. American regional usage far precedes this.

## Easily confused with
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vidya-vs-visa)
- **vita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vidya-vs-vita)
- **viva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vidya-vs-viva)
- **vila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vidya-vs-vila)
- **villa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vidya-vs-villa)
- **vinyl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vidya-vs-vinyl)
- **vodka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vidya-vs-vodka)
- **vista** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vidya-vs-vista)
- **viola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vidya-vs-viola)
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/via-vs-vidya)
- **vid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vid-vs-vidya)
- **vide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vide-vs-vidya)
- **Veda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vidya)
- **video** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/video-vs-vidya)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ivdya`, `vdiya`, `viday`, `viddya`, `vidyya`, `viyda`, `vvidya`

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