Which to use
“vœux” is a noun and “vous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,179
- “vœux” frequency rank
- #37
- “vous” frequency rank
- 8216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vœux | vous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vœu. | Pronom clitique ou tonique de la deuxième personne du pluriel sujet, lorsque l’interlocuteur s’adresse à plusieurs autres personnes. |
Where the eye mixes vœux and vous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vœux with vous
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vœux is \vø\ while vous is \vu\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vœux is recorded at frequency rank #8,179, classified as anoun, pronounced \vø\. vous is at rank #37, tagged as apron, pronounced \vu\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 8216, this pair ranks #420,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vœux vs vous
Shared letters: uv. Private to "vœux": xœ. Private to "vous": os.
"vœux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vous ← ovus · vosu · vouss · vuos · vvous
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vœux" and "vous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vœux" vs "vous" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vœux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vœux" and "vous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vœux vs voui". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #420,759 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.