# veil vs vert

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### veil
*noun · IPA /veɪl/ · frequency rank #11,994*
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.

### vert
*noun · IPA /vɜːt/ · frequency rank #29,513*
A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.

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