Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

villan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: vil-lan
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of villain.

Obsolete

noun

someone connected with Aston Villa Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Etymology

From villa + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: villa

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

villans (plural)

Derived Forms

villanage

Questions

What does villan mean?: Obsolete form of villain.
Where does villan come from?: From villa + -an.

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