villano

/[biˈʝano]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,737

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

villano is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vecino que vive en una villa o aldea, a diferencia de un noble o hidalgo. Pronounced [biˈʝano]. Often confused with Villas and Villar.

Key facts for villano
PropertyValue
Headwordvillano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biˈʝano]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,737
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of villano in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for villano is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [biˈʝano]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,737 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for villano, with forms such as "billano", "ivllano", and "vilalno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Villas", "Villar", "violan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is villano, spelled V-I-L-L-A-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vecino que vive en una villa o aldea, a diferencia de un noble o hidalgo.
  2. 2
    Rústico o descortés.
  3. 3
    Ruin, indigno.
  4. 4
    Baile español de los siglos XVI Y XVII.
  5. 5
    Música del baile anterior.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: billano,ivllano,vilalno,vilano,villanno,villaon,villnao,vlilano,vvillano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for villano

Misspelling Variants of "villano"

billano7ivllano7vilalno7vilano6villanno8villaon7villnao7vlilano7
Misspelling Variants of "villano"

Frequency rank: #12,737 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "villano"?
"villano" is spelled V-I-L-L-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈʝano].
What does "villano" mean?
As a noun, "villano" means: Vecino que vive en una villa o aldea, a diferencia de un noble o hidalgo.
What words are commonly confused with "villano"?
"villano" is commonly confused with "Villas", "Villar", "violan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "villano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "villano" is [biˈʝano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "villano" come from?
"villano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.