# vac vs veal

> 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”).

### veal
*noun · IPA /viːl/ · frequency rank #26,298*
The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vac-vs-veal