vote

[ˈvoːtə]

/[ˈvoːtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“vote” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,228
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten

Corpus desk

Index DE-vote · vote · German

vote · rank #26,228 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,228
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vortrags

Nearest frequency peer: Vortrags (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „vote“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „vote“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vote vs Vox
25% similar
vote vs vous
50% similar
vote vs Votum
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vote“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).voteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vortrags“ (#26,227), „Vorgesetzter“ (#26,226), „Vätern“ (#26,230). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vote“ bei #26,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around vote (IPA [ˈvoːtə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,228 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vote, with forms such as "ovte", "voet", and "votte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Vox", "vous", "Votum", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vote, spelled V-O-T-E.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vote - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovte2voet2votte1vtoe2vvote1
Edit distance from "vote"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vote", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zoos#26,259afro#26,294Amok#26,298Anus#26,301

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

witte5 variantsTanne5 variantsabbas5 variantslore5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list