Vienna

Name: Vienna, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/viˈɛ.nə/

//viˈɛ.nə// name

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Vienna” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #7,408 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#7,408
frequency rank, English: 6
letters: 6
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital and largest city of Austria.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Vienna vs vinny

50% similar

Vienna vs Vietnam

71% similar

Vienna vs Venn

67% similar

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

Key facts for Vienna
Property	Value
Headword	Vienna
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/viˈɛ.nə/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#7,408
Misspellings tracked	6
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vienna” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Vienna lands here:

#7,408

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Vienna is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /viˈɛ.nə/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,408 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 19 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vienna, with forms such as "ivenna", "veinna", and "viena". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vinny", "Vietnam", "Venn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian and Medieval Latin Vienna, from German Wien, Middle High German Wienne, and Old High German Wienna, probably from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”) via unattested Vulgar Latin *Vedunia. Doublet of Wien. The correct English form is Vienna, spelled V-I-E-N-N-A.

Definition

1
The capital and largest city of Austria.
2
The capital and largest city of Austria.
3
A locale in the United States.
4
A locale in the United States.
5
A locale in the United States.
6
A locale in the United States.
7
A locale in the United States.
8
A locale in the United States.
9
A locale in the United States.
10
A locale in the United States.
11
A locale in the United States.
12
A locale in the United States.
13
A locale in the United States.
14
A locale in the United States.
15
A locale in the United States.
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A locale in the United States.
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A locale in the United States.
18
A locale in the United States.
19
A female given name.

Etymology

From Italian and Medieval Latin Vienna, from German Wien, Middle High German Wienne, and Old High German Wienna, probably from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”) via unattested Vulgar Latin *Vedunia. Doublet of Wien.

This word in other languages

Viena(Español)Vienne(Français)Wien(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ivenna,veinna,viena,vienan,vinena,vvienna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Vienna"

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 "Vienna"?

"Vienna" is spelled V-I-E-N-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /viˈɛ.nə/.

What does "Vienna" mean?

As a proper noun, "Vienna" means: The capital and largest city of Austria.

What words are commonly confused with "Vienna"?

"Vienna" is commonly confused with "vinny", "Vietnam", "Venn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Vienna"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vienna" is /viˈɛ.nə/. 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 "Vienna"?

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Using “Vienna”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is V-I-E-N-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /viˈɛ.nə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “vinny” - see the side-by-side comparison. Vienna vs vinny
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.