Which to use
“vaut” and “voit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,014
- “vaut” frequency rank
- #459
- “voit” frequency rank
- 1473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaut | voit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de valoir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de voir. |
Where the eye mixes vaut and voit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vaut vs voit
A purely visual mix-up. vaut (\vo\) and voit (\vwa\) 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 1473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaut is recorded at frequency rank #1,014, classified as averb, pronounced \vo\. voit is at rank #459, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwa\.
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 1473, this pair ranks #438,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vaut vs voit
Shared letters: tv. Private to "vaut": au. Private to "voit": io.
"vaut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "voit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vaut" for "voit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vaut" or "voit"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaut" and "voit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs voit". 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 #438,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.