Which to use
“vibes” and “votes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,045
- “vibes” frequency rank
- #2,324
- “votes” frequency rank
- 16369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vibes | votes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of vibe | plural of vote |
Where the eye mixes vibes and votes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vibes and votes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vibes vs votes
A purely visual mix-up. vibes (/vaɪbz/) and votes (/vəʊts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vibes is recorded at frequency rank #14,045, classified as anoun, pronounced /vaɪbz/. votes is at rank #2,324, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vəʊts/.
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 16369, this pair ranks #458,182 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vibes vs votes
Shared letters: esv. Private to "vibes": bi. Private to "votes": ot.
"vibes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "votes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vibes" for "votes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vibes" vs "votes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vibes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #458,182 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vibes" and "votes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vibes vs Vikas". 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 #458,182 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.