Which to use
“vaux” and “voix” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,943
- “vaux” frequency rank
- #499
- “voix” frequency rank
- 9442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaux | voix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ou Pluriel de val. | Ensemble de sons produits par les cordes vocales. |
Where the eye mixes vaux and voix
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vaux vs voix
A purely visual mix-up. vaux (\vo\) and voix (\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 9442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaux is recorded at frequency rank #8,943, classified as anoun, pronounced \vo\. voix is at rank #499, tagged as anoun, 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 9442, this pair ranks #416,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vaux vs voix
Shared letters: vx. Private to "vaux": au. Private to "voix": io.
"vaux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "voix" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vaux" and "voix" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vaux" or "voix"?
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 "vaux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaux" and "voix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaux vs Viau". 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 #416,625 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.