# vão vs vovó

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### vovó
*noun · IPA /vɔ.ˈvɔ/ · frequency rank #8,704*
avó

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