# vile

> English word · Adjective · IPA /vaɪ(ə)l/ · frequency rank #12,713

## Definitions
1. Morally low; base; despicable.
2. Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.

## Etymology
From Middle English vile, vyle, vyl, from Anglo-Norman ville, Old French vil, vile, from Latin vīlis.

## Easily confused with
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vol)
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vip)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vis)
- **Viv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-viv)
- **vim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vim)
- **Vit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vit)
- **VIX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vix)
- **vote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vote)
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-visa)
- **vine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vine)
- **vita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vita)
- **viva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-viva)
- **volt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-volt)
- **vive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vive)
- **vise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vise)
- **vino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vino)
- **vole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vole)
- **voice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-voice)
- **villa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-villa)
- **Vince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vile-vs-vince)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ivle`, `vlie`, `vvile`

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