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Villian or villain?

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Correct spelling: villain. Misspelling: villian.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

It ends in -ain, like pain: vill-AIN.

Why people write “villian”

The misspelling “villian” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of A and I.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make villain automatic.

What does “villain” mean?

villain noun

  1. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

    Synonyms:scoundrel

  2. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

    Synonyms:baddie

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Villain” in a sentence

  • The villain escaped at the end.

Is “villain” a playable word?

v 4i 1l 1l 1a 1i 1n 1

10 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“villian” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from VILLAIN.

Villain: quick answers

Is it villian or villain?
The correct spelling is villain. “villian” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell villain?
It ends in -ain, like pain: vill-AIN.
What does villain mean?
Villain means: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately.