# villa vs visa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### villa
*noun · IPA /ˈvɪlə/ · frequency rank #5,174*
A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

### visa
*noun · IPA /ˈviːzə/ · frequency rank #5,849*
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

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