# valve vs vole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### valve
*noun · IPA /ˈvælv/ · frequency rank #5,848*
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.

### vole
*noun · IPA /vəʊl/ · frequency rank #45,158*
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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