# vacant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈveɪkənt/ · frequency rank #9,687

## Definitions
1. Not occupied; empty.
2. Not present; absent.
3. Blank.
4. Showing no intelligence or interest.

## Etymology
From Old French vacant, from Latin vacāns.

## Easily confused with
- **vacate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vacant-vs-vacate)
- **variant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vacant-vs-variant)
- **valiant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vacant-vs-valiant)
- **vagrant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vacant-vs-vagrant)
- **vaca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vaca-vs-vacant)
- **vacancy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vacancy-vs-vacant)

## Common misspellings (9)
`avcant`, `vaacnt`, `vacannt`, `vacantt`, `vacatn`, `vaccant`, `vacnat`, `vcaant`, `vvacant`

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