# vas

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvæs/ · frequency rank #28,419

## Definitions
1. A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.
2. Ellipsis of vas deferens.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vās (“vessel”) around 1645 through 1655. Doublet of vase.

## Easily confused with
- **vi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vi)
- **VR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vr)
- **VP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vp)
- **VC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vc)
- **VW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vw)
- **Vu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vu)
- **VM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vm)
- **vo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vo)
- **VF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vf)
- **VN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vn)
- **VX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vx)
- **VD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vd)
- **VH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vh)
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-via)
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vol)
- **vet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vet)
- **Vic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vic)
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vip)
- **vow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vow)
- **vat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vat)

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