voiceover

noun

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

The verdict

“voiceover” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,659
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of voice-over.

Corpus desk

Index EN-voiceover · voiceover · English

voiceover · rank #26,659 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,659
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH willfully

Nearest frequency peer: willfully (+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 “voiceover”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “voiceover” 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 voiceover
PropertyValue
Headwordvoiceover
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,659
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “voiceover”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).voiceoverlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “willfully” (#26,660), “Virgo” (#26,657), “Villiers” (#26,656). Among 969 “V” headwords, “voiceover” is #26,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around voiceover, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,659 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of voice-over.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for voiceover, with forms such as "oviceover", "vioceover", and "vocieover". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is voiceover, spelled V-O-I-C-E-O-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of voice-over.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Within a few weeks I was in the studio recording voiceovers. They're harder than they look, and the way that editors and producers create narratives from hundreds of hours of footage still amazes me.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oviceover
  • vioceover
  • vocieover
  • voicceover
  • voiceoevr
  • voiceoverr
  • voiceovre
  • voiceovver
  • voicevoer
  • voicoever
  • voiecover
  • vvoiceover

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oviceover2vioceover2vocieover2voicceover1voiceoevr2voiceoverr1voiceovre2voiceovver1
Edit distance from "voiceover"

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 "voiceover"?
"voiceover" is spelled V-O-I-C-E-O-V-E-R.
What does "voiceover" mean?
As a noun, "voiceover" means: Alternative form of voice-over.
What are common misspellings of "voiceover"?
Common misspellings include "oviceover", "vioceover", "vocieover", "voicceover", "voiceoevr". The correct spelling is "voiceover".
What language does "voiceover" come from?
"voiceover" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

willfully#26,660ancillary#26,677trimester#26,637summoning#26,619

Similar misspelling depth

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

verbatim12 variantsanalyzer12 variantstelecast12 variantsstargate12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list