# veal

> English word · Noun · IPA /viːl/ · frequency rank #26,298

## Definitions
1. The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
2. The female genitalia.

## Etymology
From Middle English veel, from Anglo-Norman veel, from Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus (“calf”). Doublet of vitellus.

## Easily confused with
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-via)
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vol)
- **vet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vet)
- **veg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-veg)
- **VFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vfl)
- **vee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vee)
- **vex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vex)
- **vel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vel)
- **very** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-very)
- **vent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vent)
- **vein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vein)
- **vest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vest)
- **verb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-verb)
- **vera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vera)
- **veil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-veil)
- **veto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-veto)
- **vets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vets)
- **Vega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vega)
- **Vlad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vlad)
- **vial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veal-vs-vial)

## Common misspellings (2)
`veall`, `vveal`

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