# vivacious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /vaɪˈveɪʃəs/ · frequency rank #42,984

## Definitions
1. Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
2. Long-lived.
3. Difficult to kill.

## Etymology
From Latin vīvāx, vīvāci- (“lively, vigorous”) + -ous, from vīvere (“to live”).

## Easily confused with
- **voracious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vivacious-vs-voracious)
- **vicious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicious-vs-vivacious)
- **vicarious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicarious-vs-vivacious)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ivvacious`, `viavcious`, `vivaccious`, `vivaciosu`, `vivaciouss`, `vivaciuos`, `vivacoius`, `vivaicous`, `vivcaious`, `vivvacious`, `vviacious`, `vvivacious`

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