# vita

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #14,664

## Definitions
1. A hagiography; a biography of a saint.
2. A curriculum vitae.

## Etymology
From Latin vīta (“life”). Doublet of quick and jiva.

## Easily confused with
- **Viv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vita-vs-viv)
- **VIX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vita-vs-vix)
- **vote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vita-vs-vote)
- **viva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vita-vs-viva)
- **vive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vita-vs-vive)
- **vital** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vita-vs-vital)
- **volta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vita-vs-volta)
- **vitals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vita-vs-vitals)
- **VA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/va-vs-vita)
- **vi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vi-vs-vita)
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/via-vs-vita)
- **vet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vet-vs-vita)
- **Vic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vic-vs-vita)
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vip-vs-vita)
- **vat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vat-vs-vita)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vis-vs-vita)
- **vid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vid-vs-vita)
- **vie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vie-vs-vita)
- **vim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vim-vs-vita)
- **Vit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vit-vs-vita)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ivta`, `viat`, `vitta`, `vtia`, `vvita`

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