# Vesta vs vested

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Vesta
*name · IPA /ˈvɛstə/ · frequency rank #48,002*
The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.

### vested
*adjective · IPA /ˈvɛstɪd/ · frequency rank #16,159*
Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.

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