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vladimir

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "vladimir", 8-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "vladimir" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "vladimir" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

Vladimir is aEnglishname. It means: A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, or Russian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic co... Pronounced /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/. It ranks #7,998 in English word frequency.

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Key facts for Vladimir
PropertyValue
HeadwordVladimir
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechName
IPA/ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,998
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Vladimir in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Vladimir is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,998 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Vladimir, with forms such as "lvadimir", "valdimir", and "vladdimir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladimě… Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is Vladimir, spelled V-L-A-D-I-M-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, or Russian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.
  3. 3
    A city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
  4. 4
    An oblast of Russia.
  5. 5
    Russian form of Volodymyr, a city and raion of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.

Etymology

From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ (which see for more), equivalent to владь (vladĭ, “power”) (which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”)) and мѣръ (měrŭ, “great”), changed by folk etymology into миръ (mirŭ, “peace”). Compare Waldemar.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lvadimir,valdimir,vladdimir,vladiimr,vladimirr,vladimmir,vladimri,vladmiir,vlaidmir,vldaimir,vlladimir,vvladimir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vladimir

Misspelling Variants of "Vladimir"

lvadimir8valdimir8vladdimir9vladiimr8vladimirr9vladimmir9vladimri8vladmiir8
Misspelling Variants of "Vladimir"

Frequency rank: #7,998 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vladimir"?
"Vladimir" is spelled V-L-A-D-I-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/.
What does "Vladimir" mean?
As a name, "Vladimir" means: A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, or Russian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic co...
What are common misspellings of "Vladimir"?
Common misspellings include "lvadimir", "valdimir", "vladdimir", "vladiimr", "vladimirr". The correct spelling is "Vladimir".
How do you pronounce "Vladimir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vladimir" is /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Vladimir"?
From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣр... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.