# Vesta vs vestry

> 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.

### vestry
*noun · IPA /ˈvɛstɹi/ · frequency rank #40,506*
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes.

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