Which to use
“viking” is a noun and “voting” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,704
- “viking” frequency rank
- #22,562
- “voting” frequency rank
- 62266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viking | voting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | während der Wikingerzeit (ca 790-1100 n. Chr.) reisende, erforschende und erobernde/plündernde Seefahrer aus dem Norden Europas | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs vote |
Letter map: viking vs voting
Shared letters muted; letters that set viking and voting apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - viking and voting
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: viking is anoun and votingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viking is recorded at frequency rank #39,704, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. voting is at rank #22,562, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoʊtɪŋ].
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 62266, this pair ranks #719,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viking vs voting
Shared letters: ginv. Private to "viking": k. Private to "voting": ot.
"viking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "voting" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "viking" and "voting". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "viking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #719,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viking" and "voting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs viking". 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 #719,257 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.