# viper vs vixen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### viper
*noun · IPA /ˈvaɪpɚ/ · frequency rank #19,500*
A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

### vixen
*noun · IPA /ˈvɪk.sən/ · frequency rank #31,402*
A female fox.

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