# VHS

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,733

## Definitions
1. A type of videotape originally developed by the Japanese company JVC.

## Etymology
Initialism of Vertical Helical Scan, later reinterpreted as Video Home System.

## Easily confused with
- **vi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vi)
- **VR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vr)
- **VP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vp)
- **VW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vw)
- **Vu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vu)
- **VM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vm)
- **vo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vo)
- **VN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vn)
- **VX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vx)
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-via)
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vol)
- **Vic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vic)
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vip)
- **vow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vow)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vis)
- **vid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vid)
- **VPN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vpn)
- **vie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vie)
- **vox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vox)
- **Vos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vhs-vs-vos)

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