vongvsvoteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vong is a preposition, vote is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vong” is a preposition and “vote” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,392
“vong” frequency rank
#26,228
“vote” frequency rank
51620
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vong vote
Definition dient in Kombination mit „her“ der Eingrenzung des Kontexts einer vorangegangenen Frage oder Aussage 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten

Where the eye mixes vong and vote

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vong (CVCC) and vote (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
vong
4 ch
vote

Visual trap between vong and vote

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vong is [fɔŋ] 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 (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vong is recorded at frequency rank #25,392, classified as aprep, pronounced [fɔŋ]. 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 51620, this pair ranks #1,128,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vong vs vote

Shared letters: ov. Private to "vong": gn. Private to "vote": et.

"vong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vong ← ovng · vnog · vogn · vongg · vonng · vvong
  • vote ← ovte · voet · votte · vtoe · vvote

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vong" and "vote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vong" is a preposition and "vote" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "vong" vs "vote" - which ranks higher?
"vong" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,392 in our German list, against #26,228 for "vote". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vong" 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 #1,128,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vong" 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 #1,128,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list