# vein vs vela

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vein
*noun · IPA /veɪn/ · frequency rank #10,148*
A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

### 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/vein-vs-vela