# vat vs VM

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vat
*noun · IPA /væt/ · frequency rank #14,246*
A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

### VM
*noun · frequency rank #21,975*
Initialism of virtual machine.

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