Which to use
“voltage” and “voyage” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,975
- “voltage” frequency rank
- #8,502
- “voyage” frequency rank
- 15477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voltage | voyage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth. | A long journey, especially by ship. |
Where the eye mixes voltage and voyage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. voltage (/ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/) and voyage (/ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/) 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 15477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voltage is recorded at frequency rank #6,975, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/. voyage is at rank #8,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/.
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 15477, this pair ranks #463,708 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voltage vs voyage
Shared letters: aegov. Private to "voltage": lt. Private to "voyage": y.
"voltage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "voyage" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV