violence

/ˈvaɪ.(ə.)ləns/

//ˈvaɪ.(ə.)ləns// noun

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

The verdict

“violence” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,847. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,847
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extreme force.

Corpus desk

Index EN-violence · violence · English

violence · rank #1,847 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,847
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH variety

Nearest frequency peer: variety (-1 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 “violence”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “violence” 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).

violence vs violent
75% similar
violence vs virulence
78% similar
violence vs valence
75% similar

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

Key facts for violence
PropertyValue
Headwordviolence
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvaɪ.(ə.)ləns/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,847
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “violence”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).violencelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “variety” (#1,846), “weapons” (#1,848), “unique” (#1,845). Among 969 “V” headwords, “violence” is #1,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around violence (IPA /ˈvaɪ.(ə.)ləns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,847 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for violence, with forms such as "ivolence", "viloence", and "vioelnce". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "violent", "virulence", "valence", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English violence, from Old French violence, from Latin violentia, from adjective violentus, see violent. Displaced native Old English stræc. The correct English form is violence, spelled V-I-O-L-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extreme force.
  2. 2
    Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
  3. 3
    Widespread fighting.
  4. 4
    Injustice, wrong.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.
  2. Some others get a rotten wheele, all worne and cast aside, Which covered round about with strawe, and tow, they closely hide: And caryed to some mountaines top, being all with fire light, They hurle it down with violence, when darke appeares the night

Etymology

From Middle English violence, from Old French violence, from Latin violentia, from adjective violentus, see violent. Displaced native Old English stræc.

Antonyms

peacenonviolence

This word in other languages

violencia(Español)violence(Français)Gewalt(Deutsch)violência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivolence
  • viloence
  • vioelnce
  • violance
  • violecne
  • violencce
  • violenec
  • violennce
  • viollence
  • violnece
  • voilence
  • vviolence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of violence - 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.

ivolence2viloence2vioelnce2violance1violecne2violencce1violenec2violennce1
Edit distance from "violence"

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 "violence"?
"violence" is spelled V-I-O-L-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvaɪ.(ə.)ləns/.
What does "violence" mean?
As a noun, "violence" means: Extreme force.
What words are commonly confused with "violence"?
"violence" is commonly confused with "violent", "virulence", "valence". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "violence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "violence" is /ˈvaɪ.(ə.)ləns/. 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 "violence"?
From Middle English violence, from Old French violence, from Latin violentia, from adjective violentus, see violent. Displaced native Old English stræc. 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 "violence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

appreciate12 variantsexisting12 variantscultural12 variantsprepared12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list