Which to use
“vexing” is a verb and “voting” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,549
- “vexing” frequency rank
- #2,421
- “voting” frequency rank
- 50970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vexing | voting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of vex | Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business. |
Letter map: vexing vs voting
Shared letters muted; letters that set vexing and voting apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. vexing and voting follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - vexing and voting
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vexing is averb and votinganadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vexing is recorded at frequency rank #48,549, classified as averb. voting is at rank #2,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/.
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 50970, this pair ranks #169,519 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vexing vs voting
Shared letters: ginv. Private to "vexing": ex. Private to "voting": ot.
"vexing" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "voting" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vexing" for "voting" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vexing" and "voting".
- Full dictionary entry for "vexing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,519 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vexing" and "voting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vexing vs vying". 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 #169,519 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.