violervsvolezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,918
“violer” frequency rank
#43,727
“volez” frequency rank
51645
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature violer volez
Definition Enfreindre, porter atteinte à, attenter à. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set violer and volez apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
violer
5 ch
volez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. violer (\vjɔ.le\) and volez (\vɔ.le\) 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 51645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

violer is recorded at frequency rank #7,918, classified as averb, pronounced \vjɔ.le\. volez is at rank #43,727, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.le\.

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 51645, this pair ranks #153,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of violer vs volez

Shared letters: elov. Private to "violer": ir. Private to "volez": z.

"violer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "volez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • violerivoler · viloer · vioelr · violerr · violler · violre · vvioler
  • volezovlez · vloez · voelz · volezz · vollez · volze · vvolez

Frequency comparison

violer#7,918
volez#43,727

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "violer" and "volez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vjɔ.le\ versus \vɔ.le\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "violer" or "volez"?
"violer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,918 in our French list, against #43,727 for "volez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering violer vs volez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “violer” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list