Vladislav

name

"vladislav" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Vladislav” is uncommon English (frequency #53,941 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,941
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Владислав (Vladislav).

Corpus desk

Index EN-vladislav · Vladislav · English

Vladislav · rank #53,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,941
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH vena

Nearest frequency peer: vena (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Vladislav”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Vladislav” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vladislav
PropertyValue
HeadwordVladislav
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Vladislav” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Vladislavfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “vena” (#53,940), “VOA” (#53,943), “utters” (#53,937). Among 969 “V” headwords, “Vladislav” is #53,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vladislav is uncommon English at frequency #53,941 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Владислав (Vladislav).".

Vladislav doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration from Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian Владисла́в. See Ladislaus. The correct English form is Vladislav, spelled V-L-A-D-I-S-L-A-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Владислав (Vladislav).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Vladislav appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The alleged perpetrator, named Vladislav Roslyakov, is said to have run from room to room as he fired, starting in the area near the canteen. He then shot himself dead, Russia's investigative committee said.

Etymology

Transliteration from Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian Владисла́в. See Ladislaus.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vladislav"?
"Vladislav" is spelled V-L-A-D-I-S-L-A-V.
What does "Vladislav" mean?
As a proper noun, "Vladislav" means: A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Владислав (Vladislav).
What is the origin of the word "Vladislav"?
Transliteration from Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian Владисла́в. See Ladislaus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list