# viable vs vile

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### viable
*adjective · IPA /ˈvaɪəbəl/ · frequency rank #7,634*
Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).

### vile
*adjective · IPA /vaɪ(ə)l/ · frequency rank #12,713*
Morally low; base; despicable.

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