Virgin Islands
"virgin-islands" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Virgin Islands” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Virgin Islands |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Virgin Islands” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Virgin Islands is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Virgin Islands in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers. The correct English form is Virgin Islands, spelled V-I-R-G-I-N- -I-S-L-A-N-D-S.
Definition
- 1An archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
Etymology
Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Virgin Islands”
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- The one correct English spelling is V-I-R-G-I-N- -I-S-L-A-N-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.