# vail

> English word · Noun · IPA /veɪl/ · frequency rank #27,016

## Definitions
1. Profit; return; proceeds.
2. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale.

## Etymology
From Middle English vayle, from Old French vail, from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valeō (“I am worth”).

## Easily confused with
- **vi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vi)
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-via)
- **van** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-van)
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vol)
- **Vic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vic)
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vip)
- **val** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-val)
- **VAR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-var)
- **vat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vat)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vis)
- **vid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vid)
- **vie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vie)
- **VFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vfl)
- **vas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vas)
- **Viv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-viv)
- **vax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vax)
- **vim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vim)
- **Vit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vit)
- **vel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vel)
- **VIX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vail-vs-vix)

## Common misspellings (4)
`avil`, `vaill`, `vali`, `vvail`

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