vogue

/vəʊɡ/

//vəʊɡ// noun

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"vogue" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vogue” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,151
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The prevailing fashion or style.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vogue · vogue · English

vogue · rank #11,151 · 6 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,151
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH vista

Nearest frequency peer: vista (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “vogue”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “vogue” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vogue vs vote
60% similar
vogue vs vole
60% similar
vogue vs voice
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vogue
PropertyValue
Headwordvogue
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vəʊɡ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,151
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vogue”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).voguelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “vista” (#11,150), “volcanic” (#11,152), “vera” (#11,149). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vogue” is #11,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around vogue (IPA /vəʊɡ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,151 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for vogue, with forms such as "ovgue", "vgoue", and "vogeu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "vote", "vole", "voice", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1565. Borrowed from Middle French vogue (“wave, course of success”), from Old French vogue, from voguer (“to row, sway, set sail”), from Old Saxon wogōn (“to sway, rock”), var. of wagōn (“to float, fluctuate”), from Proto-Germanic *wagōną … The correct English form is vogue, spelled V-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The prevailing fashion or style.
  2. 2
    Popularity or a current craze.
  3. 3
    A highly stylized modern dance that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1960s.
  4. 4
    A cigarette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vogue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Miniskirts were the vogue in the '60s.
  2. Hula hoops are no longer in vogue.

Etymology

First attested in 1565. Borrowed from Middle French vogue (“wave, course of success”), from Old French vogue, from voguer (“to row, sway, set sail”), from Old Saxon wogōn (“to sway, rock”), var. of wagōn (“to float, fluctuate”), from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to sway, fluctuate”) and Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“water in motion”), from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move, go, transport”) (compare way). Akin to Old Saxon wegan (“to move”), Old High German wegan (“to move”), Old English wegan (“to move, carry, weigh”), Old Norse vaga (“to sway, fluctuate”), Old English wagian (“to sway, totter”), German Woge (“wave”), Swedish våg (“wave”). More at wag. The dance derives its name from Vogue magazine.

This word in other languages

boga(Español)vogue(Français)Mode(Deutsch)voga(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovgue
  • vgoue
  • vogeu
  • voggue
  • vouge
  • vvogue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vogue - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ovgue2vgoue2vogeu2voggue1vouge2vvogue1
Edit distance from "vogue"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vogue"?
"vogue" is spelled V-O-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /vəʊɡ/.
What does "vogue" mean?
As a noun, "vogue" means: The prevailing fashion or style.
What words are commonly confused with "vogue"?
"vogue" is commonly confused with "vote", "vole", "voice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vogue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vogue" is /vəʊɡ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "vogue"?
First attested in 1565. Borrowed from Middle French vogue (“wave, course of success”), from Old French vogue, from voguer (“to row, sway, set sail”), from Old Saxon wogōn (“to sway, rock”), var. of wagōn (“to float, fluctuate”), from Proto-Germani... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vogue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

scum6 variantscreed6 variantsRomeo6 variantsfined6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list