Voice Search
Search queries spoken to voice assistants (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant) instead of typed.
Full definition
Voice search delivers a single spoken answer instead of a list of links. Voice assistants increasingly rely on the same AI-citation systems as chat AI engines, which means GEO and voice optimization have converged.
Voice queries tend to be longer and question-shaped. Pages with FAQ schema, concise opening paragraphs, and Speakable schema dominate voice answers — and increasingly, AI chat answers too.
Example
'Hey Google, what's the best CRM for solopreneurs?' returns a single spoken brand recommendation.
Related terms
Answer Engine Optimization — optimizing for direct-answer surfaces like AI assistants and voice search.
Schema.org type for marking up question-and-answer content so search and AI engines can extract Q&A pairs.
Structured data (usually JSON-LD) that describes a page's content in a machine-readable way.
Put it into practice
Run a free OptimAIze scan to see how your site handles Voice Search and the rest of the GEO checklist.
Run free scanFrequently asked questions
Is Voice Search the same as SEO?
No. Voice Search is one piece of the broader GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) program that sits on top of classical SEO. The two work together — classical SEO gets you crawled and indexed; Voice Search is part of what gets you cited by AI engines.
Do I need a tool to implement Voice Search?
For most teams, a free scanner like OptimAIze is enough to identify what's missing. Implementation is usually a copy-paste of generated markup or a small code change — no specialist tool required.