# viscount

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt/ · frequency rank #23,720

## Definitions
1. A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.
2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin vice + comes. Equivalent to vice- + count. Doublet of vicecomes and vicomte.

## Easily confused with
- **viscous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viscount-vs-viscous)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ivscount`, `vicsount`, `visccount`, `visconut`, `viscounnt`, `viscountt`, `viscoutn`, `viscuont`, `visocunt`, `visscount`, `vsicount`, `vviscount`

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