Vladimir
/ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/
"vladimir" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Vladimir” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #7,998 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #7,998
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vladimir |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,998 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vladimir” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Vladimir is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vladimir, with forms such as "lvadimir", "valdimir", and "vladdimir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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… The correct English form is Vladimir, spelled V-L-A-D-I-M-I-R.
Definition
- 1A 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.
- 2A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.
- 3A city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
- 4An oblast of Russia.
- 5Russian 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.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lvadimir,valdimir,vladdimir,vladiimr,vladimirr,vladimmir,vladimri,vladmiir,vlaidmir,vldaimir,vlladimir,vvladimir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vladimir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Vladimir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-L-A-D-I-M-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.