# veep vs veer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### veep
*noun · IPA /viːp/ · frequency rank #46,843*
The Vice President of the United States; the office of Vice President of the United States, especially during an election cycle where several are in the running for the nomination.

### veer
*verb · IPA /vɪə̯/ · frequency rank #28,420*
To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

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