# vert vs volt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vert
*noun · IPA /vɜːt/ · frequency rank #29,513*
A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.

### volt
*noun · IPA /vəʊlt/ · frequency rank #19,248*
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V

## Source
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