# vail vs vila

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vail
*noun · IPA /veɪl/ · frequency rank #27,016*
Profit; return; proceeds.

### vila
*noun · IPA /ˈviːlə/ · frequency rank #40,956*
A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph.

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