# vole vs Vos

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### Vos
*name · frequency rank #33,077*
A surname from Dutch.

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