# vale vs vane

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### vane
*noun · IPA /veɪn/ · frequency rank #29,138*
A weather vane.

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