Which to use
“vêtues” is an adjective and “votés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,121
- “vêtues” frequency rank
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- 69781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vêtues | votés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de vêtu. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. |
Where the eye mixes vêtues and votés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vêtues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against votés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vêtues vs votés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vêtues is \vɛ.ty\ while votés is \vɔ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vêtues is recorded at frequency rank #42,121, classified as anadj, pronounced \vɛ.ty\. votés is at rank #27,660, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.te\.
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 69781, this pair ranks #53,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vêtues vs votés
Shared letters: stv. Private to "vêtues": euê. Private to "votés": oé.
"vêtues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vêtues" for "votés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "vêtues" or "votés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vêtues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vêtues" and "votés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vêtues vs veufs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,837 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.