# Vespa

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,001

## Definitions
1. An Italian motor scooter.

## Etymology
Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp.

## Easily confused with
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vespa-vs-visa)
- **vest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vespa-vs-vest)
- **vista** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vespa-vs-vista)
- **Vesta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vespa-vs-vesta)
- **vera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vera-vs-vespa)
- **Vega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-vespa)
- **Veda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-vespa)
- **vela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vela-vs-vespa)
- **veep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veep-vs-vespa)
- **Verma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verma-vs-vespa)
- **Velma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-vespa)
- **Verna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verna-vs-vespa)

## Common misspellings (7)
`evspa`, `vepsa`, `vesap`, `vesppa`, `vesspa`, `vsepa`, `vvespa`

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