Which to use
“veiled” and “vile” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,810
- “veiled” frequency rank
- #12,713
- “vile” frequency rank
- 33523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veiled | vile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Covered by a veil. | Morally low; base; despicable. |
Letter map: veiled vs vile
Shared letters muted; letters that set veiled and vile apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. veiled runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against vile's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: veiled and vile
veiled and vile are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veiled is recorded at frequency rank #20,810, classified as anadj. vile is at rank #12,713, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vaɪ(ə)l/.
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 33523, this pair ranks #328,690 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veiled vs vile
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "veiled": d. Private to "vile": -.
"veiled" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "vile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veiled" and "vile" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "veiled" vs "vile" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "veiled" vs "vile" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "veiled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,690 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veiled" and "vile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veiled vs voided". 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 #328,690 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.