vila
/ˈviːlə/noun
vila is spelled V-I-L-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Vila, the name). As a noun, vila means “A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vila is vilas or vile.
How many letters and syllables are in vila?
| Letters | 4: V-I-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is vila?
Vila appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Vila, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce vila?
- US /ˈviːlə/
Vila has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-vila.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vila?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as vila from its last stressed vowel (/ilə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: vial, vail, vali.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of vila
- vilas plural
- vile plural
- veela
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vila mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does vila come from?
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian víla and Slovene vila.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).