voxel

/ˈvɒk.səl/

//ˈvɒk.səl// noun

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

The verdict

“voxel” is uncommon English (frequency #64,824 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,824
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis o...

Corpus desk

Index EN-voxel · voxel · English

voxel · rank #64,824 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,824
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Viviane

Nearest frequency peer: Viviane (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “voxel”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “voxel” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for voxel
PropertyValue
Headwordvoxel
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɒk.səl/
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “voxel” in English

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).voxelfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Viviane” (#64,822), “viticulture” (#64,821), “velociraptor” (#64,820). Among 969 “V” headwords, “voxel” is #64,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voxel is uncommon English at frequency #64,824 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɒk.səl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis o...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for voxel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of volumetric + pixel. The correct English form is voxel, spelled V-O-X-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis of three-dimensional (especially scientific and medical) data.

Etymology

Blend of volumetric + pixel.

This word in other languages

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 "voxel"?
"voxel" is spelled V-O-X-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɒk.səl/.
What does "voxel" mean?
As a noun, "voxel" means: The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis o...
How do you pronounce "voxel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voxel" is /ˈvɒk.səl/. 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 "voxel"?
Blend of volumetric + pixel. 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 "voxel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list