vigna

noun

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

The verdict

“vigna” is uncommon English (frequency #92,217 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,217
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the genus Vigna of fabaceous plants, including a number of cultivated legumes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vigna · vigna · English

vigna · rank #92,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,217
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH victoriously

Nearest frequency peer: victoriously (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “vigna”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “vigna” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vigna
PropertyValue
Headwordvigna
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “vigna” in English

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).vignafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “victoriously” (#92,216), “vintner” (#92,219), “varroa” (#92,211). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vigna” is #92,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vigna is uncommon English at frequency #92,217 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of the genus Vigna of fabaceous plants, including a number of cultivated legumes.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for vigna in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the genus name. The correct English form is vigna, spelled V-I-G-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of the genus Vigna of fabaceous plants, including a number of cultivated legumes.

Etymology

From the genus name.

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 "vigna"?
"vigna" is spelled V-I-G-N-A.
What does "vigna" mean?
As a noun, "vigna" means: Any of the genus Vigna of fabaceous plants, including a number of cultivated legumes.
What is the origin of the word "vigna"?
From the genus name. 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 "vigna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list