Which to use
“viole” and “vote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,489
- “viole” frequency rank
- #1,128
- “vote” frequency rank
- 14617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viole | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrument de musique à six ou sept cordes, dont on joue avec un archet. | Opinion exprimée, suffrage donné dans un corps politique, dans une assemblée délibérante, dans un collège électoral, dans une compagnie. |
Where the eye mixes viole and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between viole and vote
A purely visual mix-up. viole (\vjɔl\) and vote (\vɔt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viole is recorded at frequency rank #13,489, classified as anoun, pronounced \vjɔl\. vote is at rank #1,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔt\.
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 14617, this pair ranks #395,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viole vs vote
Shared letters: eov. Private to "viole": il. Private to "vote": t.
"viole" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viole" and "vote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "viole" or "vote" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "viole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viole" and "vote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vial vs viole". 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 #395,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.