voiced

/vɔɪst/

//vɔɪst// verb

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"voiced" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“voiced” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,313
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of voice

Corpus desk

Index EN-voiced · voiced · English

voiced · rank #10,313 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,313
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH visions

Nearest frequency peer: visions (-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 “voiced”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “voiced” 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).

voiced vs void
67% similar
voiced vs vowed
67% similar
voiced vs voices
83% similar

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

Key facts for voiced
PropertyValue
Headwordvoiced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/vɔɪst/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,313
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “voiced”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “visions” (#10,312), “volcano” (#10,314), “VIP” (#10,311). Among 969 “V” headwords, “voiced” is #10,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around voiced (IPA /vɔɪst/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,313 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of voice".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for voiced, with forms such as "oviced", "vioced", and "vocied". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "void", "vowed", "voices", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is voiced, spelled V-O-I-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of voice

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oviced
  • vioced
  • vocied
  • voicced
  • voicde
  • voicedd
  • voiecd
  • vvoiced

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voiced - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oviced2vioced2vocied2voicced1voicde2voicedd1voiecd2vvoiced1
Edit distance from "voiced"

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 "voiced"?
"voiced" is spelled V-O-I-C-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /vɔɪst/.
What does "voiced" mean?
As a verb, "voiced" means: simple past and past participle of voice
What words are commonly confused with "voiced"?
"voiced" is commonly confused with "void", "vowed", "voices". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voiced"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voiced" is /vɔɪst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voiced" come from?
"voiced" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

traps8 variantstapping8 variantssyrup8 variantsscars8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list