# viva

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈviː.və/ · frequency rank #18,732

## Definitions
1. Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish viva and Italian viva.

## Easily confused with
- **VIX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viva-vs-vix)
- **vive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viva-vs-vive)
- **vivid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viva-vs-vivid)
- **vulva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viva-vs-vulva)
- **Vivek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viva-vs-vivek)
- **Vivian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viva-vs-vivian)
- **VA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/va-vs-viva)
- **vi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vi-vs-viva)
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/via-vs-viva)
- **Vic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vic-vs-viva)
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vip-vs-viva)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vis-vs-viva)
- **vid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vid-vs-viva)
- **vie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-viva)
- **Viv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viv-vs-viva)
- **vim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vim-vs-viva)
- **Vit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vit-vs-viva)
- **view** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/view-vs-viva)
- **vice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vice-vs-viva)
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-viva)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ivva`, `viav`, `vivva`, `vvia`, `vviva`

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