voting

/ˈvoʊ.tɪŋ/, /ˈvoʊ.ɾɪŋ/

//ˈvoʊ.tɪŋ/, /ˈvoʊ.ɾɪŋ// noun

The verdict

“voting” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,827
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - votação

Key facts for voting
PropertyValue
Headwordvoting
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvoʊ.tɪŋ/, /ˈvoʊ.ɾɪŋ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,827
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voting” sits in Portuguese 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). voting lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around voting (IPA /ˈvoʊ.tɪŋ/, /ˈvoʊ.ɾɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,827 among 1,073 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "votação".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for voting, with forms such as "ovting", "voitng", and "votign". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is voting, spelled V-O-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    votação

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 Portuguese 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 /ˈvoʊ.tɪŋ/, /ˈvoʊ.ɾɪŋ/.
What does "voting" mean?
As a noun, "voting" means: votação
What are common misspellings of "voting"?
Common misspellings include "ovting", "voitng", "votign", "votingg", "votinng". The correct spelling is "voting".
How do you pronounce "voting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voting" is /ˈvoʊ.tɪŋ/, /ˈvoʊ.ɾɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voting" come from?
"voting" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “voting”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-O-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈvoʊ.tɪŋ/, /ˈvoʊ.ɾɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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