Which to use
“voter” and “voters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,016
- “voter” frequency rank
- #3,270
- “voters” frequency rank
- 9286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voter | voters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Someone who votes. | plural of voter |
Where the eye mixes voter and voters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. voter runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against voters's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between voter and voters
A purely visual mix-up. voter (/ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “voter” sits inside “voters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voter is recorded at frequency rank #6,016, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/. 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 9286, this pair ranks #498,175 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voter vs voters
Shared letters: eortv. Private to "voter": -. Private to "voters": s.
"voter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voter" and "voters" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "voter" or "voters" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voter" 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 #498,175 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voter" and "voters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vole vs voter". 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 #498,175 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.