# vigilance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlɪns/ · frequency rank #23,719

## Definitions
1. Alert watchfulness.
2. Close and continuous attention.
3. A guard; a person set to watch.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vigilance, from Latin vigilantia.

## Easily confused with
- **vigilant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vigilance-vs-vigilant)
- **vigilante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vigilance-vs-vigilante)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ivgilance`, `vgiilance`, `viggilance`, `vigialnce`, `vigilacne`, `vigilancce`, `vigilanec`, `vigilannce`, `vigilence`, `vigillance`, `vigilnace`, `vigliance`, `viiglance`, `vvigilance`

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