Which to use
“vid” is an adjective and “voy” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,076
- “vid” frequency rank
- #48,860
- “voy” frequency rank
- 88936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vid | voy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vide. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irrégulier ir (« aller »). |
Letter map: vid vs voy
Shared letters muted; letters that set vid and voy apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. vid (CVC) and voy (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - vid and voy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vid is anadjective and voyaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vid is recorded at frequency rank #40,076, classified as anadj. voy is at rank #48,860, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈboj\.
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 88936, this pair ranks #6,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vid vs voy
Shared letters: v. Private to "vid": di. Private to "voy": oy.
"vid" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "voy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vid" for "voy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vid" or "voy"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vid" and "voy".
- Full dictionary entry for "vid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vid" and "voy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs voy". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.