Which to use
“Venen” is a noun and “voten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,447
- “Venen” frequency rank
- #32,856
- “voten” frequency rank
- 53303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Venen | voten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vene | abstimmen, wählen |
Where the eye mixes Venen and voten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Venen and voten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Venen and voten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Venen is [ˈveːnən] while voten is [ˈvoːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Venen is recorded at frequency rank #20,447, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈveːnən]. voten is at rank #32,856, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːtn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53303, this pair ranks #1,063,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Venen vs voten
Shared letters: env. Private to "Venen": -. Private to "voten": ot.
"Venen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Venen" for "voten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Venen" or "voten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Venen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,063,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Venen" and "voten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Velten vs voten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,063,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.