vila

/ˈvi.lɐ/

//ˈvi.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“vila” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,184. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,184
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - povoação de tamanho intermédio entre aldeia e cidade

Corpus desk

Index PT-vila · vila · Portuguese

vila · rank #1,184 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,184
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH unidade

Nearest frequency peer: unidade (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “vila”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “vila” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

vila vs viu
50% similar
vila vs vir
50% similar
vila vs vol
50% similar

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

Key facts for vila
PropertyValue
Headwordvila
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvi.lɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,184
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “vila”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).vilacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “unidade” (#1,183), “África” (#1,185), “aula” (#1,186). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vila” fica em #1,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around vila (IPA /ˈvi.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,184 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vila, with forms such as "ivla", "vial", and "villa". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "viu", "vir", "vol", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is vila, spelled V-I-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    povoação de tamanho intermédio entre aldeia e cidade
  2. 2
    casa de campo
  3. 3
    divisão administrativa de uma cidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vivi minha infância na Vila Formosa, mas morei no Jabaquara quando adulto.

Synonyms

aldeiaaldeolaaldeotaarrabaldearraialburgolugarejovilarejobairro

This word in other languages

township(English)pueblo(Español)hameau(Français)Dorf(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivla
  • vial
  • villa
  • vlia
  • vvila

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vila - 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.

ivla2vial2villa1vlia2vvila1
Edit distance from "vila"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vila"?
"vila" is spelled V-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvi.lɐ/.
What does "vila" mean?
As a noun, "vila" means: povoação de tamanho intermédio entre aldeia e cidade
What words are commonly confused with "vila"?
"vila" is commonly confused with "viu", "vir", "vol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vila" is /ˈvi.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vila" come from?
"vila" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aula#1,186ruim#1,200alma#1,205erro#1,209

Similar misspelling depth

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

chão5 variantscena5 variantsazul5 variantsbola5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list