# vulture

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvʌltʃə/ · frequency rank #23,151

## Definitions
1. Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
2. A person who profits from the suffering of others.

## Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur.

## Easily confused with
- **venture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venture-vs-vulture)

## Common misspellings (10)
`uvlture`, `vluture`, `vullture`, `vultrue`, `vultture`, `vultuer`, `vulturre`, `vulutre`, `vutlure`, `vvulture`

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