# vape vs viper

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vape
*noun · IPA /veɪp/ · frequency rank #21,696*
Clipping of vaporizer (“device in electronic cigarettes”)

### viper
*noun · IPA /ˈvaɪpɚ/ · frequency rank #19,500*
A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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