# vac vs vale

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vac
*noun · IPA /væk/ · frequency rank #31,026*
Clipping of vacation (“extended period of time away from work or school”).

### vale
*noun · IPA /veɪl/ · frequency rank #12,710*
A valley.

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