Vilnius
/ˈvɪlni.əs/
"vilnius" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Vilnius” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,007
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of Lithuania.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vilnius |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɪlni.əs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #36,007 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vilnius” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Vilnius (IPA /ˈvɪlni.əs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,007 among 7,391 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vilnius, with forms such as "ivlnius", "vilinus", and "villnius". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Lithuanian Vi̇̀lnius, after the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”). The correct English form is Vilnius, spelled V-I-L-N-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1The capital city of Lithuania.
- 2The Lithuanian government.
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vi̇̀lnius, after the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ivlnius
- vilinus
- villnius
- vilnisu
- vilniuss
- vilnnius
- vilnuis
- vinlius
- vlinius
- vvilnius
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vilnius - 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 “Vilnius”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-I-L-N-I-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈvɪlni.əs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.