The difference between Audible and Vocal

When used as nouns, audible means the act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one, whereas vocal means a vocal sound.

When used as adjectives, audible means able to be heard, whereas vocal means of or pertaining to the voice or speech.


Audible is also verb with the meaning: to change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

check bellow for the other definitions of Audible and Vocal

  1. Audible as an adjective:

    Able to be heard.

  1. Audible as a verb (intransitive, American football):

    To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

    Examples:

    "The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation."

  1. Audible as a noun (American football):

    The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

    Examples:

    "The audible changed the play to a run."

  1. Vocal as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the voice or speech

    Examples:

    "'vocal problems"

  2. Vocal as an adjective:

    Having a voice

  3. Vocal as an adjective:

    Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral

    Examples:

    "'vocal melody"

    "'vocal prayer"

    "'vocal worship"

  4. Vocal as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a voice sound; spoken

  5. Vocal as an adjective (phonetics):

    Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals , , ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See voice, and vowel

  6. Vocal as an adjective (phonetics):

    Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel

    Examples:

    "a vocal sound"

  7. Vocal as an adjective:

    loud; getting oneself heard.

    Examples:

    "The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor."

  1. Vocal as a noun (phonetics):

    A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal

  2. Vocal as a noun (Roman Catholic Church):

    A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.