village
/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/
"village" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“village” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,621 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,621
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | village |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,621 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “village” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for village is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,621 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for village, with forms such as "ivllage", "vilage", and "vilalge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "ville", "visage", "vintage", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin villāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa). Broadly overtook Old English wic, þorp, and ham. The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities. The correct English form is village, spelled V-I-L-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
- 2A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
- 3A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
- 4An exclusive gated community; a subdivision.
Etymology
From Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin villāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa). Broadly overtook Old English wic, þorp, and ham. The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ivllage,vilage,vilalge,villaeg,villagge,villgae,vlilage,vvillage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of village - 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.
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.
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Using “village”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-I-L-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ville” - see the side-by-side comparison. village vs ville
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.