vilified

verb

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"vilified" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vilified” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,946
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of vilify

Corpus desk

Index EN-vilified · vilified · English

vilified · rank #41,946 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,946
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH vicarage

Nearest frequency peer: vicarage (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “vilified”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “vilified” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vilified vs verified
75% similar

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

Key facts for vilified
PropertyValue
Headwordvilified
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,946
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vilified”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).vilifiedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “vicarage” (#41,944), “verdant” (#41,943), “waistline” (#41,949). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vilified” is #41,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around vilified, averb. Corpus frequency is #41,946 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of vilify".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for vilified, with forms such as "ivlified", "viilfied", and "vilfiied". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "verified", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is vilified, spelled V-I-L-I-F-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of vilify

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vilified appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On the 60th anniversary of its publication, it feels like a good time to open it up, dig through its pages, and understand why such a vilified document represented a critical, if imperfect, step in creating the modern railway system we have today.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivlified
  • viilfied
  • vilfiied
  • vilifeid
  • viliffied
  • vilifide
  • vilifiedd
  • viliifed
  • villified
  • vliified
  • vvilified

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vilified - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ivlified2viilfied2vilfiied2vilifeid2viliffied1vilifide2vilifiedd1viliifed2
Edit distance from "vilified"

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 "vilified"?
"vilified" is spelled V-I-L-I-F-I-E-D.
What does "vilified" mean?
As a verb, "vilified" means: simple past and past participle of vilify
What words are commonly confused with "vilified"?
"vilified" is commonly confused with "verified". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "vilified" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vilified", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vicarage#41,944Valverde#41,940wringing#41,957untoward#41,929

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

verdant11 variantsYangtze11 variantstriplet11 variantstrinket11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list