# vendor vs venom

> 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.

### venom
*noun · IPA /ˈvɛnəm/ · frequency rank #13,635*
An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.

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