Which to use
“voting” is an adjective and “vying” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,421
- “voting” frequency rank
- #32,235
- “vying” frequency rank
- 34656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voting | vying |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business. | present participle and gerund of vie |
Where the eye mixes voting and vying
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses voting with vying
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voting is /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ while vying is /ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voting is recorded at frequency rank #2,421, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/. vying is at rank #32,235, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/.
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 34656, this pair ranks #318,883 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voting vs vying
Shared letters: ginv. Private to "voting": ot. Private to "vying": y.
"voting" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "vying" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voting" and "vying" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "voting" vs "vying" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "voting" and "vying" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vying" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,883 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voting" and "vying" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vexing vs vying". 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 #318,883 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.