vomitarvsvotarWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“vomitar” and “votar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,822
“vomitar” frequency rank
#1,663
“votar” frequency rank
15485
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vomitar votar
Definition Echar por la boca los contenidos del estómago. Emitir el voto, dar su parecer una persona en una votación o acto electoral.

Where the eye mixes vomitar and votar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
vomitar
5 ch
votar

Why the eye confuses vomitar with votar

A purely visual mix-up. vomitar ([bomiˈt̪aɾ]) and votar ([boˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vomitar is recorded at frequency rank #13,822, classified as averb, pronounced [bomiˈt̪aɾ]. votar is at rank #1,663, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪aɾ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 15485, this pair ranks #279,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vomitar vs votar

Shared letters: aortv. Private to "vomitar": im. Private to "votar": -.

"vomitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "votar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vomitarbomitar · ovmitar · vmoitar · voimtar · vomiatr · vomitarr · vomitra · vomittar
  • votarovtar · voatr · votarr · votra · vottar · vtoar · vvotar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vomitar" for "votar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bomiˈt̪aɾ] versus [boˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vomitar" vs "votar" - which ranks higher?
"votar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,663 in our Spanish list, against #13,822 for "vomitar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vomitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #279,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vomitar" and "votar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vomita vs vomitar". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #279,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list