VVS
"vvs" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“VVS” is uncommon English (frequency #93,308 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,308
- frequency rank, English
- 969
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Abbreviation of very very slightly (included): a degree of the inclusions in a diamond.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vvs · VVS · English
VVS · rank #93,308 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,308
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 969
- PHOTO-FINISH Wace
Nearest frequency peer: Wace (+2 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 “VVS”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vires
vires
6,699 corpus weight
- VVS
VVS
6,693 corpus weight
- Wace
Wace
6,691 corpus weight
- wae
wae
6,690 corpus weight
- waf
waf
6,689 corpus weight
- wagtail
wagtail
6,688 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “VVS” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | VVS |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #93,308 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “VVS” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
VVS is uncommon English at frequency #93,308 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbreviation of very very slightly (included): a degree of the inclusions in a diamond.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for VVS, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is VVS, spelled V-V-S.
Definition
- 1Abbreviation of very very slightly (included): a degree of the inclusions in a diamond.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how VVS appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Knowing that it’s Cristiano Ronaldo, I’m assuming it’s probably near colorless (F color), likely a VVS quality,” Mr. Khalife said, noting that the diamond appeared to be nearly flawless.
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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 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.