# vast vs visa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vast
*adjective · IPA /vɑːst/ · frequency rank #3,096*
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).

### visa
*noun · IPA /ˈviːzə/ · frequency rank #5,849*
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

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