# vão vs VIH

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### VIH
*abbrev · frequency rank #24,490*
vírus da imunodeficiência humana

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