vote

/[ˈvoːtə]/ verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,228

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

vote is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten Pronounced [ˈvoːtə]. Often confused with Vox and vous.

Key facts for vote
PropertyValue
Headwordvote
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvoːtə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,228
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vote in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vote is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvoːtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,228 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for vote, with forms such as "ovte", "voet", and "votte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Vox", "vous", "Votum", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vote, spelled V-O-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovte,voet,votte,vtoe,vvote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vote

Misspelling Variants of "vote"

ovte4voet4votte5vtoe4vvote5
Misspelling Variants of "vote"

Frequency rank: #26,228 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vote"?
"vote" is spelled V-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːtə].
What does "vote" mean?
As a verb, "vote" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten
What words are commonly confused with "vote"?
"vote" is commonly confused with "Vox", "vous", "Votum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vote" is [ˈvoːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vote" come from?
"vote" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter V in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.