# vane vs vide

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### vide
*verb · IPA /vaɪd/ · frequency rank #31,399*
divide (separate into parts, cleave asunder)

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