# v vs V8

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### v
*character · IPA /v/ · frequency rank #937*
The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.

### V8
*noun · IPA /ˌviːˈeɪt/ · frequency rank #14,244*
An internal combustion engine with eight cylinders arranged in two banks that form a V shape.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v-vs-v8