vulture

/ˈvʌltʃə/

//ˈvʌltʃə// noun

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"vulture" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vulture” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,151
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vulture · vulture · English

vulture · rank #23,151 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,151
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH uttered

Nearest frequency peer: uttered (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “vulture”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “vulture” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vulture vs venture
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vulture
PropertyValue
Headwordvulture
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvʌltʃə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,151
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vulture”

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).vulturelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “uttered” (#23,150), “wares” (#23,152), “USPS” (#23,149). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vulture” is #23,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vulture (IPA /ˈvʌltʃə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,151 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vulture, with forms such as "uvlture", "vluture", and "vullture". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "venture", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. The correct English form is vulture, spelled V-U-L-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
  2. 2
    A person who profits from the suffering of others.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The outer third of the wing of a vulture consists of the wing tips. The inner two-thirds of the wing are cambered (when the wing is extended), and are concerned with lifting effort in unsoarable air and with lifting and tractive effort in soarable air.
  2. In clusters on the plain, like cowlless monks at matins, sat the vultures that had settled on the corpse of the hyena impaled by the female rhino […]

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur.

This word in other languages

buitre(Español)vautour(Français)Geier(Deutsch)abutre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uvlture
  • vluture
  • vullture
  • vultrue
  • vultture
  • vultuer
  • vulturre
  • vulutre
  • vutlure
  • vvulture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vulture - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

uvlture2vluture2vullture1vultrue2vultture1vultuer2vulturre1vulutre2
Edit distance from "vulture"

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 "vulture"?
"vulture" is spelled V-U-L-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvʌltʃə/.
What does "vulture" mean?
As a noun, "vulture" means: Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
What words are commonly confused with "vulture"?
"vulture" is commonly confused with "venture". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vulture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vulture" is /ˈvʌltʃə/. 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 "vulture"?
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vulture", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

uttered#23,150Ulysses#23,140Tolkien#23,133bounces#23,184

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Steiner10 variantsCallahan10 variantscanteen10 variantschilds10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list