vous

\vu\

/\vu\/ pron

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The verdict

“vous” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pronom clitique ou tonique de la deuxième personne du pluriel sujet, lorsque l’interlocuteur s’adresse à plusieurs autres personnes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vous · vous · French

vous · rank #37 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #37
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH se

Nearest frequency peer: se (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “vous”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “vous” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

vous vs vu
50% similar
vous vs vs
50% similar
vous vs vue
50% similar

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

Key facts for vous
PropertyValue
Headwordvous
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA\vu\
Letters4
Frequency rank#37
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vous” 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). vous lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around vous (IPA \vu\), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #37 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vous, with forms such as "ovus", "vosu", and "vouss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vu", "vs", "vue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is vous, spelled V-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pronom clitique ou tonique de la deuxième personne du pluriel sujet, lorsque l’interlocuteur s’adresse à plusieurs autres personnes.
  2. 2
    Pronom clitique de la deuxième personne du pluriel objet direct ou indirect, ou comme pronom réfléchi.
  3. 3
    Pronom clitique ou tonique de la deuxième personne du singulier ou du pluriel de politesse.
  4. 4
    Pour intensifier le discours, dans un emploi explétif.
  5. 5
    On, un ou plusieurs humains indéfinis en général ; variante soutenue de tu comme indéfini singulier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Toi et lui, vous êtes mes meilleurs amis.
  2. Messieurs les soldats, vous êtes la bravoure incarnée.

This word in other languages

you(English)vosotros(Español)ihr(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovus
  • vosu
  • vouss
  • vuos
  • vvous

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovus2vosu2vouss1vuos2vvous1
Edit distance from "vous"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vous"?
"vous" is spelled V-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \vu\.
What does "vous" mean?
As a pronoun, "vous" means: Pronom clitique ou tonique de la deuxième personne du pluriel sujet, lorsque l’interlocuteur s’adresse à plusieurs autres personnes.
What words are commonly confused with "vous"?
"vous" is commonly confused with "vu", "vs", "vue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vous" is \vu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vous" come from?
"vous" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

elle#41avec#32plus#31sont#47

Similar misspelling depth

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

tout5 variantsnous5 variantspour5 variantscette5 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "vous". Here's where to go from here.

  • "vous" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "vu". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #37 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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