Which to use
“vote” is a noun and “vowed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #820
- “vote” frequency rank
- #17,518
- “vowed” frequency rank
- 18338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vote | vowed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. | past participle of vow |
Where the eye mixes vote and vowed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vote is /vəʊt/ while vowed is /vaʊd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vote is recorded at frequency rank #820, classified as anoun, pronounced /vəʊt/. vowed is at rank #17,518, tagged as averb, pronounced /vaʊd/.
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 18338, this pair ranks #445,526 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vote vs vowed
Shared letters: eov. Private to "vote": t. Private to "vowed": dw.
"vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vowed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC