# Vega

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈveɪɡə/ · frequency rank #16,821

## Definitions
1. The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).

## Easily confused with
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-via)
- **vet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vet)
- **vex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vex)
- **vel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vel)
- **very** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-very)
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-visa)
- **vent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vent)
- **vein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vein)
- **vest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vest)
- **verb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-verb)
- **vera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vera)
- **veil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-veil)
- **veto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-veto)
- **vita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vita)
- **vets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vets)
- **viva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-viva)
- **vert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vert)
- **Venn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-venn)
- **Vigo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vigo)
- **vila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vila)

## Common misspellings (5)
`evga`, `veag`, `vegga`, `vgea`, `vvega`

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