# video vs view

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### video
*noun · IPA /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/ · frequency rank #363*
Television, a television show, or a movie.

### view
*noun · IPA /vjuː/ · frequency rank #668*
Visual perception.

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