# Viking vs voting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Viking
*noun · IPA /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,076*
Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age.

### voting
*adjective · IPA /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,421*
Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.

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