Which to use
“vacation” and “votation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,713
- “vacation” frequency rank
- #33,073
- “votation” frequency rank
- 76786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacation | votation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Durée de travail quotidien consacrée par règlement de justice ou d’administration publique à une affaire. | Action de voter. |
Where the eye mixes vacation and votation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vacation vs votation
A purely visual mix-up. vacation (\va.ka.sjɔ̃\) and votation (\vɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vacation is recorded at frequency rank #43,713, classified as anoun, pronounced \va.ka.sjɔ̃\. votation is at rank #33,073, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\.
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 76786, this pair ranks #30,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vacation vs votation
Shared letters: ainotv. Private to "vacation": c. Private to "votation": -.
"vacation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "votation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vacation" and "votation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vacation" or "votation"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vacation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacation" and "votation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacation vs vocations". 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 #30,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.