# vehicle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #1,805

## Definitions
1. A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
2. A guided or aimed mobile object or apparatus, especially if intended or used as a weapon.
3. A medium for expression of talent or views.
4. A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
5. The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
6. An entity to achieve an end.
7. A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
8. An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).

## Easily confused with
- **Venice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vehicle-vs-venice)
- **vehicles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vehicle-vs-vehicles)

## Common misspellings (10)
`evhicle`, `vehcile`, `vehhicle`, `vehiccle`, `vehicel`, `vehiclle`, `vehilce`, `veihcle`, `vheicle`, `vvehicle`

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