Which to use
“voor” is a preposition and “vote” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,106
- “voor” frequency rank
- #26,228
- “vote” frequency rank
- 73334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voor | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gibt eine zeitliche/örtliche Reihenfolge an | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten |
Where the eye mixes voor and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voor vs vote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voor is [voːr] 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 73334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voor is recorded at frequency rank #47,106, classified as aprep, pronounced [voːr]. 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 73334, this pair ranks #363,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voor vs vote
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voor": r. Private to "vote": et.
"voor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voor" for "vote" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voor" vs "vote" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voor" 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 #363,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voor" and "vote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs voor". 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 #363,208 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.