veutvsvoitWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“veut” and “voit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#199
“veut” frequency rank
#459
“voit” frequency rank
658
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veut voit
Definition Troisième personne du singulier à l’indicatif présent de vouloir. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de voir.

Where the eye mixes veut and voit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
veut
4 ch
voit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. veut (\vø\) 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 658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veut is recorded at frequency rank #199, classified as averb, pronounced \vø\. 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 658, this pair ranks #439,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of veut vs voit

Shared letters: tv. Private to "veut": eu. Private to "voit": io.

"veut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "voit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • veutevut · vetu · veutt · vuet · vveut
  • voitovit · viot · voitt · voti · vvoit

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "veut" and "voit" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vø\ versus \vwa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "veut" or "voit"?
"veut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #199 in our French list, against #459 for "voit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "veut" and "voit". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "veut" 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 #439,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "veut" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list