voyage
/ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/
"voyage" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“voyage” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,502
- frequency rank, English
- 969
- “V” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A long journey, especially by ship.
Corpus desk
Index EN-voyage · voyage · English
voyage · rank #8,502 · 8 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,502
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 969
- PHOTO-FINISH weaker
Nearest frequency peer: weaker (+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 “voyage”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- trim
trim
91,502 corpus weight
- umbrella
umbrella
91,501 corpus weight
- voyage
voyage
91,499 corpus weight
- weaker
weaker
91,498 corpus weight
- willie
willie
91,497 corpus weight
- yields
yields
91,496 corpus weight
What this shows “voyage” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | voyage |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,502 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “voyage”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around voyage (IPA /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,502 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for voyage, with forms such as "ovyage", "voayge", and "voyaeg". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "voyager", "visage", "voltage", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English viage, borrowed from Anglo-Norman viage and Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum. The modern spelling is under the influence of Modern French voyage. Doublet of viaticum. The correct English form is voyage, spelled V-O-Y-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1A long journey, especially by ship.
- 2A written account of a journey or travel.
- 3The act or practice of travelling.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how voyage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He went on a voyage to France.
There is a Tide in the affayres of men, / Which taken at the Flood, leades on to Fortune: / Omitted, all the voyage of their life, / Is bound in Shallowes, and in Miſeries.
Etymology
From Middle English viage, borrowed from Anglo-Norman viage and Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum. The modern spelling is under the influence of Modern French voyage. Doublet of viaticum.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ovyage
- voayge
- voyaeg
- voyagge
- voygae
- voyyage
- vvoyage
- vyoage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voyage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "voyage", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).