vomitingvsvotingWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vomiting is a noun, voting is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#12,527
“vomiting” frequency rank
#2,421
“voting” frequency rank
14948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vomiting voting
Definition The act of one who vomits, or the matter that is vomited. Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
vomiting
6 ch
voting

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vomiting is anoun and votinganadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vomiting is recorded at frequency rank #12,527, classified as anoun. voting is at rank #2,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/.

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 14948, this pair ranks #466,973 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vomiting vs voting

Shared letters: ginotv. Private to "vomiting": m. Private to "voting": -.

"vomiting" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC  ·  "voting" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vomitingovmiting · vmoiting · voimting · vomiitng · vomitign · vomitingg · vomitinng · vomitnig
  • votingovting · voitng · votign · votingg · votinng · votnig · votting · vtoing

Frequency comparison

vomiting#12,527
voting#2,421

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vomiting" and "voting" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vomiting" is a noun and "voting" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vomiting" or "voting"?
"voting" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,421 in our English list, against #12,527 for "vomiting". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vomiting vs voting

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “vomiting”; for an adjective, it's “voting”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vomiting” 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