# vaca vs vela

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vaca
*noun · IPA /ˈveɪkeɪ/ · frequency rank #49,130*
Alternative spelling of vacay.

### vela
*noun · IPA /ˈviːlə/ · frequency rank #44,559*
plural of velum

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