A method for recognizing a voice context for a voice control function in a vehicle. The method encompasses reading in a gaze direction datum regarding a current gaze direction of an occupant of the vehicle; allocating the gaze direction datum to a viewing zone in an interior of the vehicle in order to obtain a viewing zone datum regarding a viewing zone currently being viewed by the occupant; and determining, by utilization of the viewing zone datum, a voice context datum regarding a predetermined voice context allocated to the viewing zone currently being viewed.