Which to use
“violées” and “votées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,217
- “violées” frequency rank
- #25,165
- “votées” frequency rank
- 51382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violées | votées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de violer. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de voter. |
Where the eye mixes violées and votées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. violées runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against votées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between violées and votées
A purely visual mix-up. violées (\vjɔ.le\) and votées (\vɔ.te\) 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 51382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violées is recorded at frequency rank #26,217, classified as averb, pronounced \vjɔ.le\. votées is at rank #25,165, 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 51382, this pair ranks #155,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of violées vs votées
Shared letters: eosvé. Private to "violées": il. Private to "votées": t.
"violées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "votées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "violées" and "votées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "violées" or "votées" 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 "violées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violées" and "votées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violées vs virées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #155,426 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.