# V8

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌviːˈeɪt/ · frequency rank #14,244

## Definitions
1. An internal combustion engine with eight cylinders arranged in two banks that form a V shape.
2. A vehicle with such an engine.

## Etymology
From V- + 8.

## Easily confused with
- **VA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-va)
- **vi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vi)
- **VR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vr)
- **VP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vp)
- **VC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vc)
- **VW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vw)
- **Vu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vu)
- **VM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vm)
- **vo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vo)
- **VF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vf)
- **VN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vn)
- **VX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vx)
- **VD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vd)
- **VH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vh)
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-via)
- **van** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-van)
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vol)
- **vet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vet)
- **Vic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vic)
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/v8-vs-vip)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/v8