vill
/vɪl/noun, verb
vill is spelled V-I-L-L: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vill means “The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vill is vills.
How many letters and syllables are in vill?
| Letters | 4: V-I-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is vill?
Vill appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce vill?
- /vɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vill.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vill
- vills plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vill mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish.
- 2
obsoleteA villa; a country residence.
verb
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of will.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does vill come from?
From Anglo-Norman vill, from Old French vile (“farm, country estate”) (French ville (“town”)), from Latin vīlla. Doublet of villa and ville.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).