Volodymyr
/vələˈdiːmiə(ɹ)/
"volodymyr" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Volodymyr” is uncommon English (frequency #63,356 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,356
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Володи́мир (Volodýmyr), equivalent to Vladimir.
Corpus desk
Index EN-volodymyr · Volodymyr · English
Volodymyr · rank #63,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,356
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,391
- PHOTO-FINISH viscera
Nearest frequency peer: viscera (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Volodymyr”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- violator
violator
36,649 corpus weight
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Violette
36,648 corpus weight
- Visakhapatn…
Visakhapatnam
36,647 corpus weight
- viscera
viscera
36,646 corpus weight
- Volodymyr
Volodymyr
36,645 corpus weight
- waif
waif
36,643 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Volodymyr” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volodymyr |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /vələˈdiːmiə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Volodymyr” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Volodymyr is uncommon English at frequency #63,356 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /vələˈdiːmiə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Volodymyr has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ukrainian Володи́мир (Volodýmyr), Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ). A Ukrainian cognate of Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir). Doublet of Vladimir. The correct English form is Volodymyr, spelled V-O-L-O-D-Y-M-Y-R.
Definition
- 1A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Володи́мир (Volodýmyr), equivalent to Vladimir.
- 2A city and raion of Volyn Oblast, in western Ukraine.
- 3Ukrainian form of Vladimir, a city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Volodymyr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kira in the hospital to celebrate her return, also giving her an iPad to entertain her as she recovers.
Etymology
From Ukrainian Володи́мир (Volodýmyr), Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ). A Ukrainian cognate of Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir). Doublet of Vladimir.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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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).
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.