Virginia
Vir·gin·ia/vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/noun
Virginia is spelled V-I-R-G-I-N-I-A: 8 letters and 3 syllables (Vir·gin·ia). It appears 42 times per million words in written English, the 2,392nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Virginia means “vagina” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Virginia is Virginias.
How many letters and syllables are in Virginia?
| Letters | 8: V-I-R-G-I-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Vir·gin·ia |
| In writing | 42 times per million words; the 2,392nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Virginia?
Virginia appears 42 times per million words in written English, the 2,392nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Virginia?
- UK /vəˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/
- US /vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/
Virginia has 3 syllables, split Vir·gin·ia in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Virginia.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Virginia?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Virginia from its last stressed vowel (/ɪnjə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Virginia
- Virginias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Virginia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangvagina
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Virginia come from?
From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).