# venture vs vulture

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### venture
*noun · IPA /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ · frequency rank #4,640*
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

### vulture
*noun · IPA /ˈvʌltʃə/ · frequency rank #23,151*
Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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