# verse vs verso

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### verse
*noun · IPA /ˈvɝs/ · frequency rank #5,377*
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

### verso
*noun · frequency rank #40,953*
The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;

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