# vão vs varão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### vão
*adjective · IPA /ˈvɐ̃w̃/ [ˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃] · frequency rank #253*
vazio

### varão
*adjective · IPA /va.ˈɾɐ~w/ · frequency rank #29,181*
de sexo masculino:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/vao-vs-varao