# veto vs vote

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### veto
*noun · IPA /ˈviːtəʊ/ · frequency rank #12,165*
A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

### vote
*noun · IPA /vəʊt/ · frequency rank #820*
A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veto-vs-vote