vil

[ˈbil]

/[ˈbil]/ adj

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The verdict

“vil” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #14,253) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#14,253
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De poco valor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vil · vil · Spanish

vil · rank #14,253 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,253
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vidrios

Nearest frequency peer: vidrios (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “vil”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “vil” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

vil vs voy
33% similar
vil vs vos
33% similar
vil vs voz
33% similar

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

Key facts for vil
PropertyValue
Headwordvil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbil]
Letters3
Frequency rank#14,253
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “vil”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.vilcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vidrios” (#14,252), “Vizcaya” (#14,254), “verticales” (#14,251). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vil” va en #14,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for vil is neighbouring look-alikes ("voy", "vos", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [ˈbil]. Frequency #14,253 among 1,793 “V” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

vil has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "voy", "vos", "voz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is vil, spelled V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    De poco valor.
  2. 2
    Malo.
  3. 3
    Carente de honra, indigno.
  4. 4
    Bajo, despreciable, ruin.

This word in other languages

base(English)bas(Français)

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vil"?
"vil" is spelled V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbil].
What does "vil" mean?
As an adjective, "vil" means: De poco valor.
What words are commonly confused with "vil"?
"vil" is commonly confused with "voy", "vos", "voz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vil" is [ˈbil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vil" come from?
"vil" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tas#14,234bah#14,298mai#14,397mix#14,406

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list