Which to use
“veer” is a verb and “vor” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,420
- “veer” frequency rank
- #39,640
- “vor” frequency rank
- 68060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veer | vor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out. | Pronunciation spelling of for. |
Letter map: veer vs vor
Shared letters muted; letters that set veer and vor apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. veer runs 4 letters (CVVC) against vor's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for veer / vor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: veer is averb and vorapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veer is recorded at frequency rank #28,420, classified as averb, pronounced /vɪə̯/. vor is at rank #39,640, tagged as aprep.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68060, this pair ranks #60,607 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of veer vs vor
Shared letters: rv. Private to "veer": e. Private to "vor": o.
"veer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veer ← veerr · ver · vere · vveer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veer" for "vor" ever safe?
Frequency check: "veer" vs "vor" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "veer" vs "vor" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "veer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,607 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veer" and "vor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "VH vs vor". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #60,607 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.