# violet vs vole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### violet
*noun · IPA /ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/ · frequency rank #9,126*
A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.

### vole
*noun · IPA /vəʊl/ · frequency rank #45,158*
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

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