voting

/ˈvoʊtɪŋ/

//ˈvoʊtɪŋ// adj

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"voting" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“voting” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,421
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.

Corpus desk

Index EN-voting · voting · English

voting · rank #2,421 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,421
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH walls

Nearest frequency peer: walls (+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 “voting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “voting” 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).

voting vs vying
67% similar
voting vs Viking
50% similar
voting vs vaping
67% similar

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

Key facts for voting
PropertyValue
Headwordvoting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈvoʊtɪŋ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,421
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “voting”

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).votinglands 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 “walls” (#2,422), “Virginia” (#2,419), “wave” (#2,423). Among 969 “V” headwords, “voting” is #2,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around voting (IPA /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,421 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for voting, with forms such as "ovting", "voitng", and "votign". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "vying", "Viking", "vaping", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, vote + -ing. The correct English form is voting, spelled V-O-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The cumulative voting preferred stock remains voting until all cumulative dividends are paid.

Etymology

By surface analysis, vote + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovting
  • voitng
  • votign
  • votingg
  • votinng
  • votnig
  • votting
  • vtoing
  • vvoting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovting2voitng2votign2votingg1votinng1votnig2votting1vtoing2
Edit distance from "voting"

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 "voting"?
"voting" is spelled V-O-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/.
What does "voting" mean?
As an adjective, "voting" means: Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.
What words are commonly confused with "voting"?
"voting" is commonly confused with "vying", "Viking", "vaping". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voting" is /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/. 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 "voting"?
By surface analysis, vote + -ing. 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 "voting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bright#2,427brings#2,428chosen#2,431talked#2,410

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

suicide9 variantsstream9 variantscutting9 variantssignal9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list