voter

/ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/

//ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)// noun

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

The verdict

“voter” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,016
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who votes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-voter · voter · English

voter · rank #6,016 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,016
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH urge

Nearest frequency peer: urge (-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 “voter”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “voter” 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).

voter vs votes
80% similar
voter vs vowed
60% similar
voter vs vowel
60% similar

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

Key facts for voter
PropertyValue
Headwordvoter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,016
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “voter”

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).voterlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “urge” (#6,015), “Warner” (#6,017), “thy” (#6,014). Among 969 “V” headwords, “voter” is #6,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around voter (IPA /ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,016 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Someone who votes.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for voter, with forms such as "ovter", "voetr", and "voterr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "votes", "vowed", "vowel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From vote + -er. The correct English form is voter, spelled V-O-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone who votes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The generational shift Mr. Obama once embodied is, in fact, well under way, but it will not change Washington as quickly — or as harmoniously — as a lot of voters once hoped.
  2. "Until relatively recently, there was a Midwestern rural white voter who was distinct from a southern rural white voter," Mr. Rosenfeld said. "There was a real progressive tradition in the Midwest uncoopted by Jim Crow and racial issues."

Etymology

From vote + -er.

This word in other languages

votante(Español)votant(Français)Wähler(Deutsch)votante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovter
  • voetr
  • voterr
  • votre
  • votter
  • vtoer
  • vvoter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovter2voetr2voterr1votre2votter1vtoer2vvoter1
Edit distance from "voter"

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 "voter"?
"voter" is spelled V-O-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/.
What does "voter" mean?
As a noun, "voter" means: Someone who votes.
What words are commonly confused with "voter"?
"voter" is commonly confused with "votes", "vowed", "vowel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voter" is /ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/. 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 "voter"?
From vote + -er. 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 "voter", 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).

potter7 variantspoems7 variantsfatal7 variantslemon7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list