# via vs VX

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### via
*noun · IPA /ˈvaɪə/ · frequency rank #1,034*
A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)

### VX
*name · frequency rank #40,510*
The nerve agent O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/via-vs-vx