vota

\vɔ.ta\

/\vɔ.ta\/ verb

The verdict

“vota” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #43,211 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#43,211
frequency rank, French
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vota vs VT
0% similar
vota vs VTT
0% similar
vota vs VTC
0% similar

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

Key facts for vota
PropertyValue
Headwordvota
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vɔ.ta\
Letters4
Frequency rank#43,211
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vota” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vota lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for vota is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vɔ.ta\. Corpus data places it at rank #43,211 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vota, with forms such as "ovta", "voat", and "votta". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VT", "VTT", "VTC", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is vota, spelled V-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovta,voat,votta,vtoa,vvota

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovta2voat2votta1vtoa2vvota1
Edit distance from "vota"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vota"?
"vota" is spelled V-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ.ta\.
What does "vota" mean?
As a verb, "vota" means: Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter.
What words are commonly confused with "vota"?
"vota" is commonly confused with "VT", "VTT", "VTC". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vota" is \vɔ.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vota" come from?
"vota" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “vota”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vɔ.ta\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “VT” - see the side-by-side comparison. vota vs VT
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list