# village

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #1,621

## Definitions
1. A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
2. A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
3. A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
4. An 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.

## Easily confused with
- **ville** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/village-vs-ville)
- **visage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/village-vs-visage)
- **vintage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/village-vs-vintage)
- **voltage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/village-vs-voltage)
- **villain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/village-vs-villain)
- **violate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/village-vs-violate)
- **villages** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/village-vs-villages)
- **villager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/village-vs-villager)
- **villa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/villa-vs-village)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ivllage`, `vilage`, `vilalge`, `villaeg`, `villagge`, `villgae`, `vlilage`, `vvillage`

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