Rank of a set, could you give me an example?

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I don't understand the definition of rank of a set. The definition I have is:

For any set $V_{\infty}$, the rank of $x$, written $\rho(x)$, is the least ordinal $\alpha$ for which $x \in V_{\alpha^+}$

$V_{\infty}$ is the class of all sets which are in at least one of the $V_{\alpha}$s. I've found here https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/cumulative+hierarchy a few examples, and in particular that the rank of $\{1\}$ is $2$, but how? $\rho(\{1\})$=$\rho(\{\{\emptyset\}\})$, and its not true that $2=\{\emptyset,\{\emptyset\}\}$ is the least ordinal for which $\{\{\emptyset\}\} \in V_{2^+}=V_3=\{\emptyset,\{\emptyset\},\{\emptyset,\{\emptyset\}\}\}$ what am i missing?

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$\{\{∅\}\}∉V_0=∅$

$\{\{∅\}\}∉V_1=\{∅\}$

$\{\{∅\}\}∉V_2=\{∅,\{∅\}\}$

$\{\{∅\}\}∈V_3=\{∅,\{∅\},\{\{∅\}\},\{∅,\{∅\}\}\}$

So, the first stage where $\{1\}$ appear is $3=2+1$, so the rank of $\{1\}$ is $2$