villani

\ˈʋilːɑni\

/\ˈʋilːɑni\/ noun

The verdict

“villani” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,096. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,096
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme possessive à la première personne du singulier du nominatif singulier de villa.

Corpus desk

Index FR-villani · villani · French

villani · rank #47,096 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,096
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Viry

Nearest frequency peer: Viry (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « villani »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « villani » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

villani vs villas
71% similar
villani vs Villars
57% similar
villani vs Villard
57% similar

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

Key facts for villani
PropertyValue
Headwordvillani
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈʋilːɑni\
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,096
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « villani »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.villanise place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Viry » (#47,097), « visez » (#47,098), « visitait » (#47,099). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « villani » est au #47,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around villani (IPA \ˈʋilːɑni\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,096 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for villani, with forms such as "ivllani", "vilalni", and "villanni". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "villas", "Villars", "Villard", 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 French form is villani, spelled V-I-L-L-A-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme possessive à la première personne du singulier du nominatif singulier de villa.
  2. 2
    Forme possessive à la première personne du singulier du génitif singulier de villa.
  3. 3
    Forme possessive à la première personne du singulier de l’accusatif I de villa.
  4. 4
    Forme possessive à la première personne du singulier de l’accusatif II de villa.
  5. 5
    Forme possessive à la première personne du singulier du nominatif pluriel de villa.
  6. 6
    Forme possessive à la première personne du singulier de l’accusatif pluriel de villa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivllani
  • vilalni
  • villanni
  • villnai
  • vlilani
  • vvillani

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of villani - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ivllani2vilalni2villanni1villnai2vlilani2vvillani1
Edit distance from "villani"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "villani"?
"villani" is spelled V-I-L-L-A-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʋilːɑni\.
What does "villani" mean?
As a noun, "villani" means: Forme possessive à la première personne du singulier du nominatif singulier de villa.
What words are commonly confused with "villani"?
"villani" is commonly confused with "villas", "Villars", "Villard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "villani"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "villani" is \ˈʋilːɑni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "villani" come from?
"villani" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list