Which to use
“vote” and “voters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #820
- “vote” frequency rank
- #3,270
- “voters” frequency rank
- 4090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vote | voters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. | plural of voter |
Where the eye mixes vote and voters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vote runs 4 letters (CVCV) against voters's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vote with voters
A purely visual mix-up. vote (/vəʊt/) and voters (/ˈvoʊtɚz/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vote” sits inside “voters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vote is recorded at frequency rank #820, classified as anoun, pronounced /vəʊt/. voters is at rank #3,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvoʊtɚz/.
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 4090, this pair ranks #520,019 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vote vs voters
Shared letters: eotv. Private to "vote": -. Private to "voters": rs.
"vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vote" for "voters" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vote" or "voters"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #520,019 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vote" and "voters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vers vs voters". 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 #520,019 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.