voicemail

noun

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"voicemail" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“voicemail” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,247
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A computerized interactive system for storing, processing and reproducing verbal messages left through a conventional telephone network.

Corpus desk

Index EN-voicemail · voicemail · English

voicemail · rank #19,247 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,247
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH visualization

Nearest frequency peer: visualization (-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 “voicemail”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “voicemail” 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
Key facts for voicemail
PropertyValue
Headwordvoicemail
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,247
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “voicemail”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).voicemaillands 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 “visualization” (#19,246), “volt” (#19,248), “versatility” (#19,245). Among 969 “V” headwords, “voicemail” is #19,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around voicemail, anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,247 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for voicemail, with forms such as "ovicemail", "viocemail", and "vociemail". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From voice + mail, genericized trademark. The correct English form is voicemail, spelled V-O-I-C-E-M-A-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A computerized interactive system for storing, processing and reproducing verbal messages left through a conventional telephone network.
  2. 2
    An individual message on such a system.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Near-synonyms: voice mailbox, voicemailbox

Etymology

From voice + mail, genericized trademark.

This word in other languages

telefonema(Español)boîte vocale(Français)Voicemail(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovicemail
  • viocemail
  • vociemail
  • voiccemail
  • voiceamil
  • voicemaill
  • voicemali
  • voicemial
  • voicemmail
  • voicmeail
  • voiecmail
  • vvoicemail

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voicemail - 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.

ovicemail2viocemail2vociemail2voiccemail1voiceamil2voicemaill1voicemali2voicemial2
Edit distance from "voicemail"

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 "voicemail"?
"voicemail" is spelled V-O-I-C-E-M-A-I-L.
What does "voicemail" mean?
As a noun, "voicemail" means: A computerized interactive system for storing, processing and reproducing verbal messages left through a conventional telephone network.
What are common misspellings of "voicemail"?
Common misspellings include "ovicemail", "viocemail", "vociemail", "voiccemail", "voiceamil". The correct spelling is "voicemail".
What is the origin of the word "voicemail"?
From voice + mail, genericized trademark. 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 "voicemail", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wakefield#19,249uplifting#19,240ascending#19,265Blackwell#19,273

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

analytic12 variantssyllable12 variantssteaming12 variantsskincare12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list