# vomit

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈvɒmɪt/ · frequency rank #14,450

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **vom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vom-vs-vomit)
- **Vit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vit-vs-vomit)
- **void** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/void-vs-vomit)
- **volt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-vomit)
- **VoIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/voip-vs-vomit)
- **Vogt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vogt-vs-vomit)
- **visit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visit-vs-vomit)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ovmit`, `vmoit`, `voimt`, `vomitt`, `vommit`, `vomti`, `vvomit`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vomit