# violin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/ · frequency rank #10,634

## Definitions
1. A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
2. Any instrument of the violin family, always inclusive of violins, violas and cellos, and sometimes further including the double bass.
3. A violinist in an orchestra or group.

## Etymology
From Italian violino (“little viola”), from viola + -ino (forming diminutives).

## Easily confused with
- **virgin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/violin-vs-virgin)
- **violins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/violin-vs-violins)
- **viola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viola-vs-violin)
- **violet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/violet-vs-violin)
- **violent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/violent-vs-violin)
- **villain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/villain-vs-violin)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ivolin`, `viloin`, `vioiln`, `violinn`, `viollin`, `violni`, `voilin`, `vviolin`

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