Which to use
“vice” is a noun and “vote” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,622
- “vice” frequency rank
- #26,228
- “vote” frequency rank
- 38850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vice | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laster, Untugend | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten |
Where the eye mixes vice and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vice and vote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vice is [vis] while vote is [ˈvoːtə]. 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 38850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vice is recorded at frequency rank #12,622, classified as anoun, pronounced [vis]. vote is at rank #26,228, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːtə].
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 38850, this pair ranks #1,552,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vice vs vote
Shared letters: ev. Private to "vice": ci. Private to "vote": ot.
"vice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vice" for "vote" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "vice" or "vote" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vice" and "vote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,552,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vice" and "vote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs vote". 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 #1,552,988 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.