vomit

/ˈvɒmɪt/

//ˈvɒmɪt// verb

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

The verdict

“vomit” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,450
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vomit · vomit · English

vomit · rank #14,450 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,450
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH VC

Nearest frequency peer: VC (-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 “vomit”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vomit” 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).

vomit vs vom
60% similar
vomit vs Vit
40% similar
vomit vs void
60% similar

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

Key facts for vomit
PropertyValue
Headwordvomit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈvɒmɪt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,450
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vomit”

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).vomitlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “VC” (#14,449), “vulgar” (#14,451), “vanguard” (#14,448). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vomit” is #14,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vomit (IPA /ˈvɒmɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,450 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vomit, with forms such as "ovmit", "vmoit", and "voimt". 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, "vom", "Vit", "void", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitāre (“vomit repeatedly”), frequentative form of vomō (“be sick, vomit”), from Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- (“to spew, vomit”). Cognate with Old Norse váma (“nausea, malaise”), Old English wemman (“to defile”). Mor… The correct English form is vomit, spelled V-O-M-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
  2. 2
    To regurgitate and discharge (something swallowed); to spew.
  3. 3
    To eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The fish […] vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
  2. It is the illicit Christmas pudding an incorrigible servant cooks for the little boy one Christmas Day that sparks Oscar's first crisis of belief, for his father, opposed to Christmas pudding on theological grounds, makes the child vomit his helping.

Etymology

From Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitāre (“vomit repeatedly”), frequentative form of vomō (“be sick, vomit”), from Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- (“to spew, vomit”). Cognate with Old Norse váma (“nausea, malaise”), Old English wemman (“to defile”). More at wem.

Synonyms

barfbe sickbring upchunderhurllose one's lunchpukeshoot the catsickspewspew upthrow up

This word in other languages

vomitar(Español)vomir(Français)vomitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovmit
  • vmoit
  • voimt
  • vomitt
  • vommit
  • vomti
  • vvomit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vomit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovmit2vmoit2voimt2vomitt1vommit1vomti2vvomit1
Edit distance from "vomit"

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 "vomit"?
"vomit" is spelled V-O-M-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɒmɪt/.
What does "vomit" mean?
As a verb, "vomit" means: To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
What words are commonly confused with "vomit"?
"vomit" is commonly confused with "vom", "Vit", "void". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vomit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vomit" is /ˈvɒmɪt/. 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 "vomit"?
From Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitāre (“vomit repeatedly”), frequentative form of vomō (“be sick, vomit”), from Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- (“to spew, vomit”). Cognate with Old Norse váma (“nausea, malaise”), Old English wemman (“to def... 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 "vomit", 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 (7 here; floor ≥5).

Baden7 variantsBoyle7 variantsrunoff7 variantscores7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list