Which to use
“voiced” is a verb and “void” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,313
- “voiced” frequency rank
- #7,082
- “void” frequency rank
- 17395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voiced | void |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of voice | Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled. |
Where the eye mixes voiced and void
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. voiced runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against void's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses voiced with void
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voiced is /vɔɪst/ while void is /vɔɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voiced is recorded at frequency rank #10,313, classified as averb, pronounced /vɔɪst/. void is at rank #7,082, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vɔɪd/.
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 17395, this pair ranks #451,688 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voiced vs void
Shared letters: diov. Private to "voiced": ce. Private to "void": -.
"voiced" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "void" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voiced" for "void" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "voiced" or "void" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "voiced" and "void" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voiced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "void" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #451,688 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voiced" and "void" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "VIX vs void". 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 #451,688 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.