Which to use
“voice” and “vote” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #918
- “voice” frequency rank
- #820
- “vote” frequency rank
- 1738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voice | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character. | A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. |
Where the eye mixes voice and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. voice (/vɔɪs/) and vote (/vəʊt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voice is recorded at frequency rank #918, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɔɪs/. vote is at rank #820, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vəʊt/.
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 1738, this pair ranks #526,775 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voice vs vote
Shared letters: eov. Private to "voice": ci. Private to "vote": t.
"voice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV