# vendor vs veneer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vendor
*noun · IPA /ˈvɛn.də/ · frequency rank #9,836*
A person or a company that vends or sells.

### veneer
*noun · IPA /vəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #24,630*
A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

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