voie

\vwa\

/\vwa\/ noun

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The verdict

“voie” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #781 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#781
frequency rank, French
4
letters
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie de la chaussée dédiée et suffisante pour permettre le déroulement d’une file d’automobiles autres que des motocycles.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

voie vs vos
50% similar
voie vs vue
50% similar
voie vs vol
50% similar

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

Key facts for voie
PropertyValue
Headwordvoie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vwa\
Letters4
Frequency rank#781
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). voie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for voie is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vwa\. Corpus data places it at rank #781 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 17 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for voie, with forms such as "ovie", "vioe", and "voei". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vos", "vue", "vol", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is voie, spelled V-O-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de la chaussée dédiée et suffisante pour permettre le déroulement d’une file d’automobiles autres que des motocycles.
  2. 2
    Chemin, route par où l’on va d’un lieu à un autre.
  3. 3
    Chemin matérialisé par deux rails parallèles.
  4. 4
    Un des grands chemins des anciens Romains dont il reste encore des vestiges.
  5. 5
    Espace qui sépare les deux roues d’un même essieu d’un véhicule.
  6. 6
    Largeur de coupe d’une scie. Elle est généralement plus large que la propre épaisseur de la lame de scie, pour une meilleure pénétration dans le matériau. On dit alors que la lame est avoyée. On l’obtient, à l’origine, en tordant légèrement les dents sur chaque coté en alternance.
  7. 7
    Chemin par où la bête a passé.
  8. 8
    Conduits que présentent certains organes.
  9. 9
    Moyen par lequel les personnes, les marchandises sont transportées d’un lieu à un autre.
  10. 10
    Chemin de dévotion, de salvation, d’illumination ou au contraire de perdition.
  11. 11
    Chemin à suivre pour atteindre l'illumination, le nirvana.
  12. 12
    Les commandements de Dieu, ses lois.
  13. 13
    Un des moyens dont Dieu se sert pour conduire les choses humaines.
  14. 14
    Moyen dont on se sert.
  15. 15
    Voie de transmission.
  16. 16
    Une livraison, ce qui peut être livré ou porté en un seul voyage.
  17. 17
    Itinéraire suivi pour atteindre le sommet d'une montagne.

This word in other languages

way(English)camino(Español)Weg(Deutsch)via(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovie,vioe,voei,vvoie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovie2vioe2voei2vvoie1
Edit distance from "voie"

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 "voie"?
"voie" is spelled V-O-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vwa\.
What does "voie" mean?
As a noun, "voie" means: Partie de la chaussée dédiée et suffisante pour permettre le déroulement d’une file d’automobiles autres que des motocycles.
What words are commonly confused with "voie"?
"voie" is commonly confused with "vos", "vue", "vol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voie" is \vwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voie" come from?
"voie" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “voie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “vos” - see the side-by-side comparison. voie vs vos
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list