# vase

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɑːz/ · frequency rank #14,245

## Definitions
1. An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers.
2. The body of the Corinthian capital.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vase, from Latin vās. Doublet of vas.

## Easily confused with
- **vat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vat)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vis)
- **vie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vie)
- **VHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vhs)
- **vee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vee)
- **Vos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vos)
- **VPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vps)
- **vax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vax)
- **vote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vote)
- **vice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vice)
- **vast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vast)
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-visa)
- **vibe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vibe)
- **vest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vest)
- **vine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vine)
- **vile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vile)
- **Voss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-voss)
- **vide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vide)
- **vive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vive)
- **vise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vase-vs-vise)

## Common misspellings (5)
`avse`, `vaes`, `vasse`, `vsae`, `vvase`

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