# Vasco

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,981

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. Short for Vasco da Gama (“Indian city”)

## Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Vasco; see there for more.

## Easily confused with
- **vast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vasco-vs-vast)
- **vase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vasco-vs-vase)
- **vas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vas-vs-vasco)
- **vac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vac-vs-vasco)
- **vaca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vaca-vs-vasco)
- **Vance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vance-vs-vasco)

## Common misspellings (7)
`avsco`, `vacso`, `vascco`, `vasoc`, `vassco`, `vsaco`, `vvasco`

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