voicingvsvomitingWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: voicing is a verb, vomiting is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“voicing” is a verb and “vomiting” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,408
“voicing” frequency rank
#12,527
“vomiting” frequency rank
33935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature voicing vomiting
Definition present participle and gerund of voice The act of one who vomits, or the matter that is vomited.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set voicing and vomiting apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
voicing
8 ch
vomiting

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: voicing is averb and vomitinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

voicing is recorded at frequency rank #21,408, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈvɔɪsɪŋ/. vomiting is at rank #12,527, tagged as anoun.

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 33935, this pair ranks #325,113 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of voicing vs vomiting

Shared letters: ginov. Private to "voicing": c. Private to "vomiting": mt.

"voicing" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC  ·  "vomiting" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voicingovicing · viocing · vociing · voiccing · voicign · voicingg · voicinng · voicnig
  • vomitingovmiting · vmoiting · voimting · vomiitng · vomitign · vomitingg · vomitinng · vomitnig

Frequency comparison

voicing#21,408
vomiting#12,527

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voicing" and "vomiting" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "voicing" is a verb and "vomiting" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "voicing" or "vomiting"?
"vomiting" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,527 in our English list, against #21,408 for "voicing". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering voicing vs vomiting

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “voicing”; for a noun, it's “vomiting”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “voicing” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list