# Veda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ved̪(ə)/ · frequency rank #33,903

## Definitions
1. Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.
2. A female given name.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद (veda, “knowledge”).

## Easily confused with
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-via)
- **vet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vet)
- **vid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vid)
- **veg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-veg)
- **vee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vee)
- **vex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vex)
- **VoD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vod)
- **vel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vel)
- **very** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-very)
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-visa)
- **vent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vent)
- **vein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vein)
- **vest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vest)
- **verb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-verb)
- **vera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vera)
- **veil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-veil)
- **veto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-veto)
- **vita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vita)
- **vets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vets)
- **Vega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vega)

## Common misspellings (5)
`evda`, `vdea`, `vead`, `vedda`, `vveda`

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