villager

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/

//ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə// noun

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

The verdict

“villager” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,074
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

Corpus desk

Index EN-villager · villager · English

villager · rank #33,074 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,074
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH valence

Nearest frequency peer: valence (-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 “villager”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “villager” 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).

villager vs villages
88% similar
villager vs village
88% similar

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

Key facts for villager
PropertyValue
Headwordvillager
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,074
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “villager”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).villagerlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “valence” (#33,072), “virtuoso” (#33,076), “USP” (#33,071). Among 969 “V” headwords, “villager” is #33,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around villager (IPA /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,074 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for villager, with forms such as "ivllager", "vilager", and "vilalger". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "villages", "village", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From village + -er. The correct English form is villager, spelled V-I-L-L-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.
  2. 2
    A worker unit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”

Etymology

From village + -er.

This word in other languages

aldeano(Español)villageois(Français)Dorfbewohner(Deutsch)aldeão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivllager
  • vilager
  • vilalger
  • villaegr
  • villagerr
  • villagger
  • villagre
  • villgaer
  • vlilager
  • vvillager

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of villager - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ivllager2vilager1vilalger2villaegr2villagerr1villagger1villagre2villgaer2
Edit distance from "villager"

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 "villager"?
"villager" is spelled V-I-L-L-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/.
What does "villager" mean?
As a noun, "villager" means: A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.
What words are commonly confused with "villager"?
"villager" is commonly confused with "villages", "village". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "villager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "villager" is /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "villager"?
From village + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

virtuoso#33,076trotting#33,066Westlake#33,082treading#33,065

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

titular10 variantswoodruff10 variantstelltale10 variantsaddendum10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list