voeux

[vø]

/[vø]/ typographic variant

The verdict

“voeux” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,969
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Orthographe par contrainte typographique de vœux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-voeux · voeux · French

voeux · rank #10,969 · 6 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,969
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH verrons

Nearest frequency peer: verrons (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « voeux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « voeux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

voeux vs vox
60% similar
voeux vs Vou
40% similar
voeux vs vous
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for voeux
PropertyValue
Headwordvoeux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechTypographic variant
IPA[vø]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,969
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « voeux »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).voeuxse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « verrons » (#10,968), « volcan » (#10,970), « variantes » (#10,967). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « voeux » est au #10,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around voeux (IPA [vø]), atypographic variant. Corpus frequency is #10,969 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Orthographe par contrainte typographique de vœux.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for voeux, with forms such as "oveux", "veoux", and "voeuxx". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "vox", "Vou", "vous", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is voeux, spelled V-O-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orthographe par contrainte typographique de vœux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oveux
  • veoux
  • voeuxx
  • voexu
  • vouex
  • vvoeux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voeux - 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.

oveux2veoux2voeuxx1voexu2vouex2vvoeux1
Edit distance from "voeux"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "voeux"?
"voeux" is spelled V-O-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is [vø].
What does "voeux" mean?
As a typographic variant, "voeux" means: Orthographe par contrainte typographique de vœux.
What words are commonly confused with "voeux"?
"voeux" is commonly confused with "vox", "Vou", "vous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voeux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voeux" is [vø]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voeux" come from?
"voeux" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "voeux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list