# Vega vs vela

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Vega
*name · IPA /ˈveɪɡə/ · frequency rank #16,821*
The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

### vela
*noun · IPA /ˈviːlə/ · frequency rank #44,559*
plural of velum

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