# vie

> English word · Verb · IPA /vaɪ/ · frequency rank #18,456

## Definitions
1. To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
2. To rival (something), etc.
3. To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
4. To stake; to wager.
5. To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

## Etymology
Apheretic form of envy.

## Easily confused with
- **VR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vr)
- **VP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vp)
- **VW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vw)
- **Vu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vu)
- **VM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vm)
- **vo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vo)
- **VN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vn)
- **VX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vx)
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vol)
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vip)
- **vow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vow)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vis)
- **VPN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vpn)
- **vox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vox)
- **Vos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vos)
- **Viv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-viv)
- **VoD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vod)
- **VOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-voc)
- **vor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vor)
- **VPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vps)

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