# violence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvaɪ.(ə.)ləns/ · frequency rank #1,847

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **violent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/violence-vs-violent)
- **virulence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/violence-vs-virulence)
- **valence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valence-vs-violence)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ivolence`, `viloence`, `vioelnce`, `violance`, `violecne`, `violencce`, `violenec`, `violennce`, `viollence`, `violnece`, `voilence`, `vviolence`

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