Which to use
“viol” is a noun and “vox” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,030
- “viol” frequency rank
- #25,853
- “vox” frequency rank
- 29883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viol | vox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Violence que l’on fait à une personne sans consentement, par la force ou la ruse, consistant en une pénétration sexuelle, vaginale, anale ou orale. | Et, mais, mais aussi (liaison simple). |
Where the eye mixes viol and vox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses viol with vox
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viol is \vjɔl\ while vox is \vɔx\. 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 (noun vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viol is recorded at frequency rank #4,030, classified as anoun, pronounced \vjɔl\. vox is at rank #25,853, tagged as aconj, pronounced \vɔx\.
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 29883, this pair ranks #313,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viol vs vox
Shared letters: ov. Private to "viol": il. Private to "vox": x.
"viol" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- viol ← ivol · vilo · violl · voil · vviol
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viol" for "vox" ever safe?
Frequency check: "viol" vs "vox" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "viol" and "vox" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "viol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viol" and "vox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs vox". 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 #313,867 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.