The difference between Vocal and Voiceless
When used as adjectives, vocal means of or pertaining to the voice or speech, whereas voiceless means lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
Vocal is also noun with the meaning: a vocal sound.
check bellow for the other definitions of Vocal and Voiceless
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Vocal as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the voice or speech
Examples:
"'vocal problems"
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Vocal as an adjective:
Having a voice
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Vocal as an adjective:
Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral
Examples:
"'vocal melody"
"'vocal prayer"
"'vocal worship"
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Vocal as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to a voice sound; spoken
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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
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Vocal as an adjective (phonetics):
Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel
Examples:
"a vocal sound"
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Vocal as an adjective:
loud; getting oneself heard.
Examples:
"The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor."
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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
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Vocal as a noun (Roman Catholic Church):
A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.
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Voiceless as an adjective:
Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
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Voiceless as an adjective (figurative):
Without a vote; having no input into a decision.
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Voiceless as an adjective (phonetics, of a consonant):
Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd. Examples: [t], [s], [f].